Bato II
Illyrian chieftain

Bato II

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Illyrian chieftain
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Bato the Breucian or Bato of the Breuci was the chieftain of the Breuci, an Illyrian tribe that fought against the Roman Empire in a war known as Bellum Batonianum. Bato joined his rebel forces with those led by Bato of the Daesitiates. After facing defeat, he surrendered to Tiberius in 8 CE on the bank of the Bosna river. Ultimately, Bato of the Breuci was captured by Bato of Daesitiates and was put to death after a decision was made by an assembly of the Daesitiates.

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The name Bato is cognate to the Albanian word batoj("shake,beat ,cause to fall"),meaning "the one who beats or shakes " and Albanian word zbatoj ("to carry out,to put into force")