Caeria Explained
Caeria (died 344/343 BC), was an Illyrian queen who reigned in the second part of the fourth century BC.
Cynane, a Macedonian princess and daughter of Philip II of Macedon and Audata of Illyria, engaged in battle with Caeria in 344/343 BC.[1] An account cites that Cynane accompanied her father when this happened during his campaign in Illyria.[2] Caeria was killed by Cynane in a hand-to-hand combat with a blow to the throat,[3] and with great slaughter, her army was also defeated.[4]
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Notes and References
- Book: Heckel . Waldemar . Who's Who in the Age of Alexander the Great: Prosopography of Alexander's Empire . 277. 2008-04-15 . John Wiley & Sons . 978-1-4051-5469-7 . en. An unnamed Illyrian queen, killed in single combat by the young princess Cynnane, the daughter of Philip II and Audata-Eurydice (PolStrat 8.60). Berve ii.229 dates her death to ca. 344/3, i.e., before Alexander's accession..
- Book: Lightman . Marjorie . A to Z of Ancient Greek and Roman Women . Lightman . Benjamin . 2008 . Infobase Publishing . 978-1-4381-0794-3 . en. 101. Cynane was said to have fought by the side of her father when he campaigned in Illyria, and she killed Caeria, an Illyrian woman ruler, in combat..
- Book: Mayor, Adrienne . The Amazons: Lives and Legends of Warrior Women across the Ancient World . 2016-02-09 . Princeton University Press . 978-0-691-17027-5 . en. 329. In about 343 BC, young Cynna led an army against an Illyrian force; she personally slew many Illyrians and killed their queen Caeria with a blow to the throat..
- http://www.websfor.org/alexander/polyaenus/polyaenus5.asp Polyaenus 5 - Women
