Triteuta
| Triteuta | |
|---|---|
| Successor | Teuta |
| Spouse | Agron (1st) Demetrius of Pharos (2nd) |
Triteuta (Ancient Greek: Τριτεύτα; fl. 230–219 BC) was an Illyrian queen and the first wife of the Illyrian king Agron of the Ardiaei (r. 250–231 BC), with whom she had a son named Pinnes.[1][2]
Sometime before his death (231/230 BC), Agron divorced Triteuta and married Teuta. Their son, crown prince Pinnes, was placed under the guardianship of step-mother Teuta (the Queen regent) until after the First Illyrian War (228 BC).[3][2] It is believed that, at some point, Teuta abdicated, died, or was removed, and the regency for Pinnes was taken by Demetrius of Pharos.[4][5]
According to Dio Chrysostom, Demetrius of Pharos married Triteuta and became regent for Pinnes,[6] [2]after the war, thus becoming the most powerful of the Illyrian rulers in the 220s BC.[7][5]
References[edit]
- ^ Šašel Kos 2007, p. 133
- ^ a b c Winnifrith, T. J. (2021-05-05). Nobody's Kingdom: A History of Northern Albania. Andrews UK Limited. ISBN 978-1-909930-96-4.
- ^ Waterfield, Robin (2014). Taken at the Flood: The Roman Conquest of Greece. Oxford University Press. ISBN 978-0-19-991689-4.
- ^ Hammond, N. G. L. (November 1968). "Illyris, Rome and Macedon in 229–205 B.C." The Journal of Roman Studies. 58 (1–2): 1–21. doi:10.2307/299691. ISSN 1753-528X. JSTOR 299691.
- ^ a b Berranger, Danièle; antiques, Centre de recherches sur les civilisations (2007). Épire, Illyrie, Macédoine: mélanges offerts au professeur Pierre Cabanes (in French). Presses Univ Blaise Pascal. ISBN 978-2-84516-351-5.
- ^ Šašel Kos 2005, p. 267.
- ^ Dzino 2010, p. 51.
Sources[edit]
- A. E. Astin (7 December 1989). The Cambridge Ancient History. Cambridge University Press. pp. 91–. ISBN 978-0-521-23448-1.
- Dzino, Danijel (21 January 2010). Illyricum in Roman Politics, 229 BC–AD 68. Cambridge University Press. pp. 51–. ISBN 978-1-139-48423-7.
- Šašel Kos, Marjeta (2005). Appian and Illyricum. Narodni muzej Slovenije. ISBN 961616936X.
- Šašel Kos, Marjeta (2007). "The Illyrian King Ballaeus – Some Historical Aspects". In Berranger, Danièle; Centre de recherches sur les civilisations antiques (eds.). Épire, Illyrie, Macédoine: Mélanges offerts au Professeur Pierre Cabanes. Presses Universitaire Blaise Pascal. ISBN 978-2-84516-351-5.
