Triteuta Explained

Triteuta
Successor:	Teuta
Spouse:	Agron (1st) Demetrius of Pharos (2nd)

Triteuta (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Τριτεύτα; 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]

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).^[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.^{[3] [4]}

According to Dio Chrysostom, Demetrius of Pharos married Triteuta and became regent for Pinnes, after the war, thus becoming the most powerful of the Illyrian rulers in the 220s BC.

Sources

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• Book: Dzino, Danijel . Illyricum in Roman Politics, 229 BC–AD 68. 21 January 2010. Cambridge University Press. 978-1-139-48423-7. 51–.
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• Book: Šašel Kos, Marjeta. Berranger. Danièle. Centre de recherches sur les civilisations antiques. Épire, Illyrie, Macédoine: Mélanges offerts au Professeur Pierre Cabanes. Presses Universitaire Blaise Pascal. The Illyrian King Ballaeus – Some Historical Aspects. 2007. 978-2-84516-351-5.

Notes and References

1. Book: Winnifrith, T. J. . Nobody's Kingdom: A History of Northern Albania . 2021-05-05 . Andrews UK Limited . 978-1-909930-96-4 . en.
2. Book: Waterfield, Robin . Taken at the Flood: The Roman Conquest of Greece . 2014 . Oxford University Press . 978-0-19-991689-4 . en.
3. Hammond . N. G. L. . November 1968 . Illyris, Rome and Macedon in 229–205 B.C. . The Journal of Roman Studies . en . 58 . 1–2 . 1–21 . 10.2307/299691 . 299691 . 1753-528X.
4. Book: Berranger . Danièle . Épire, Illyrie, Macédoine: mélanges offerts au professeur Pierre Cabanes . antiques . Centre de recherches sur les civilisations . 2007 . Presses Univ Blaise Pascal . 978-2-84516-351-5 . fr.