Macedonian Wars
The Parthini often appears in ancient accounts describing the Illyrian Wars and Macedonian Wars. Their name was written in Ancient Greek as Παρθῖνοι, "Parthînoi", Παρθηνοι, "Parthenoi", Παρθεηνᾶται "Partheēnâtai" and in Latin as "Parthini" or "Partheni". They are mentioned by Livy, Caesar, Strabo vii.; Appian, "Illyr." 1; Dion Cass. xli. 49; Cic. "in Pis." 40; Pomp. Mela, ii. 3. § 11; Plin. iii. 26.