Balari Discussion

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The Balari Tribe were located north of the Iolei territory and were not native to Sardinia. They are thought to come from northern Spain - the Ancient Greeks said they were related to the Cantabri people - a pre-Celtic tribal federation located on the northern coastal region of Iberia, near Basques territory. They are also theorized to be related to the ancient peoples of the Balearic Islands off the coast of Spain. The Greek traveller Pausanias speculated the Balari were descendants of the Iberian and African mercenaries of Carthage, adding that in the Corsi language the word Balares translates to "fugitives". The Balari language was similiar to ancient Iberian, unlike the more native Iolaes language. In 177 BC the Balari and Iolaes revolted against the Romans but were defeated by the legions of Tiberius Gracchus the Elder.