Teuta

Teuta, ae, f.,

• a queen of Illyria, Plin. 34, 6, 11, § 24. — Called also Teutāna, Flor. 2, 5, 2.

Teuta u. Teutana, ae, f., eine Königin von Illyrien, Form -ta, Plin. 34, 24. Pomp. Trog. prolog. hist. Phil. lib. 28. p. 228 ed. Jeep.: Form -tana, Flor. 2, 5, 2.

Teuta, æ, f. , c. Teutana : Plin. 34, 24.

Teuta

(Τεῦτα). The wife of Agron, king of the Illyrians. She assumed the sovereign power on the death of her husband, B.C. 231. In consequence of the injuries inflicted by the piratical expeditions of her subjects upon the Italian merchants, the Romans sent two ambassadors to demand satisfaction, but she not only refused to comply with their demands, but caused the younger of the two brothers to be assassinated on his way home. War was now declared against her by the Romans. The greater part of her territory was soon conquered, and she was obliged to sue for peace, which was granted to her (B.C. 228), on condition of her giving up the greater part of her dominions (Polyb. ii. 9-12).