Editing Scordisci (section)

===1st century BC===
[[File:Roman period tribes in Illyria and Lower Pannonia.png|thumb|right|Population groups in the Balkans, c. 50&nbsp;BC]]

They still, from time to time, gave trouble to the Roman governors of [[Macedonia (Roman province)|Macedonia]], whose territory they invaded in combination with the [[Maedi]] and [[Dardani]]. They even advanced as far as [[Delphi]] and plundered the temple; but [[Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus (consul 83&nbsp;BC)|Lucius Cornelius Scipio Asiaticus]] finally overcame them in 88&nbsp;BC and drove them across the Danube. After this, the power of the Scordisci declined rapidly. This decline was more a result of the political situation in barbaricum rather than the effects of Roman campaigns, as their clients, especially the Pannonians, became more powerful and politically independent. Between 56 and 50&nbsp;BC, the Scordisci were defeated by [[Burebista]]'s [[Dacians]], and became subject to him.<ref>Dacia: Land of Transylvania, Cornerstone of Ancient Eastern Europe by Ion Grumeza, {{ISBN|0-7618-4465-1}}, 2009, p. 51: "... Many Scordisci and Breuci settled in [[Dacia]] nevertheless and were eventually absorbed into the local population."</ref>

They were crushed in 15&nbsp;BC by [[Tiberius]],<ref>Paterculus: The Tiberian Narrative (Cambridge Classical Texts and Commentaries) by Velleius Paterculus and A. J. Woodman, {{ISBN|0-521-60935-6}}, 2004, p. 106, "...that in 12&nbsp;B.C. Tiberius used the Scordisci tribe as allies, though in 16 they had been enemies of Rome (54.20.3). V. has already told us (39-3) that it was he who reconciled these natives to Rome presumably around 15 after his Alpine campaigns..."</ref> and became Roman subjects, playing the part as mercenaries.<ref>Tiberius (Blackwell Ancient Lives) by Robin Seager, {{ISBN|1-4051-1529-7}}, 2005, p. 21, "Tiberius subdued Pannonia, making good use of a friendly tribe, the Scordisci."</ref> Other sources say the Romans made alliance with the Scordisci in Sirmium and Danube valleys following the Alpine campaign under Tiberius in 15&nbsp;BC, the alliance would be crucial for the victory over the Pannonians (15 BC) and later [[Breuci]] (12 BC).