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The Scordisci were a Celtic group formed after the Gallic invasion of 300,000 strong into the Balkan region forming a new mix of local Illyrians, Thracians and Celts with settlements in Illyria, Thrace and Dacia. They subjugated the Pannonians and celticized them. At their peak of expansion the Scordisci territory stretched into modern day Serbia, Croatia, Bulgaria and Romania. By the 2nd half of the 3rd century BC they became the most important power in the northern Balkans. Philip V of Macedon is the first to mention this group as they allied with Macedonia against Rome. Roman historians state the Scordisci drank blood and sacrificed prisoners to deities similiar to Mars, the Roman god of war. In 15 BC the Scordisci were crushed by Emperor Tiberius who forced them to become subjects of Rome.