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Gentius (Albanian: Genti; Ancient Greek: Γένθιος, "Génthios"; fl. 181 – 168 BC) was an Illyrian king who belonged to the Labeatan dynasty. [1] He ruled in 181–168 BC, [1] [2] being the last attested Illyrian king. [3] He was the son of Pleuratus III, a king who kept positive relations with Rome.
King Gentius of Illyria Gentius accompanied the new anti-Roman orientation in Illyrian foreign policy with a series of measures to strengthen the Ardiaean State. First, he concentrated the finances by establishing a single tax over all the subjects and by taking royal control of the monetary workshops, or mints, of Lissus and Scodra, the two ...
Glaucias: king of Taulantii. He aided Cleitus at the Battle of Pelion in 335 BC, raised Pyrrhus of Epirus and was involved in other events in southern Illyria in the late 4th century BC. [27] Monunius I, (r. 290–270 BC): reigned during the Gallic invasions of 279 BC. He minted his own silver staters in Dyrrhachion. [28]
170 BC. Gentius and Perseus of Macedonia start forming alliance to counter the Romans; 168 BC. Romans defeat Gentius at the Ardiaean capital Skodra bringing an end to the Illyrian kingdom. King Gentius was brought to Rome as a prisoner. 155 BC. Romans destroy the Dalmatian capital Delminium; 119 BC. Pannonians defeated by Romans in Siscia
In a losing effort in 344 BC, tried to thwart Philip's advances in Illyria. [40] Pleurias (r. c. 337/336 BC): Illyrian ruler who campaigned against Philip II about 337 BC. He is considered by some scholars as king of either the Autariatae, the Taulantii, or the Dardani. [41]
Coin of Gentius. This is a list of Illyrian rulers (kings and queens) from the Ardiean-Labeatan dynasty: Pleuratus II: reigned in a time of peace and prosperity for the Illyrian kingdom., [1] ruled BC 260 ~ BC 250; Agron of Illyria: reigned from 250 BC to 230 BC. In 231 BC, Agron possessed the most powerful land army and navy, of any of the ...
Gentius allowed other communities like Lissus, Labeatae and Daorsi to mint coins with the names of their koinon or ethnos, but nevertheless obliged them to respect the state standard, that was to engrave in the coins the portrait of the king and the Illyrian light ships. In addition, the coins of all these political entities had to respect the ...
King Gentius on a bronze coin. The most productive coinage is of Gentius who ruled from 181 BC. Two of his mints were located in Shkodra, the ancient Illyrian capital at the time of his regn, and in Lezha, both located in modern-day north-eastern Albania.