Labeaten
The Labeates were an Illyrian tribe . Their settlement area was on the eastern Adriatic coast and extended roughly from today's Montenegro in the north to the area of Lissos in the north of today's Albania .
In the 3rd century BC The Labeates formed the core of a larger Illyrian empire. It was ruled by Pleuratos († 250), Agron († 231) and Teuta (231-228). At the height of their power, the kings of the Labeaten ruled large parts of Dalmatia in the north and in the south the area up to the river Vjosa . In 228 BC This empire was conquered by the Romans. The area of Shkodra , formerly the royal seat of kings, was organized as a vassal state of the Romans. Pinnes , the son of Teuta, ruled there first , followed by Skerdilaidas (212-206), Pleuratos II (206-180) and finally Genthios (180-168). After that, the city came under the direct rule of the Romans.
literature
- Titus Livius: Ab urbe condita (43.19)
- Pierre Cabanes: Les Illyriens de Bardylis à Genthios (IVe - IIe siècles avant J.-C.) , Regards sur l'histoire, vol. 65. Paris 1988. ISBN 2-7181-3841-6 .