Grabos II

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Grabus
King
King of Taulantia
Reignc. 358–356 BC
Ancient GreekΓράβος

Grabus[1] (also Grabos;[2] Greek: Γράβος; ruled c. 358 – 356 BC) was an Illyrian king who reigned in southern Illyria in the 4th century BC.

Biography

According to a historical reconstruction, Grabus belonged to the Grabaei, an Illyrian tribe mentioned by Pliny the Elder (23–79 AD), although the tribe may have been incorporated into the Taulantii realm of which Grabus became king.[1] It has been further conjectured that after Philip II of Macedon defeated Bardylis (c. 358 BC), the Grabaei, under Grabus, became the most powerful tribe in Illyria.[3][2]

In 356 BC, Athens formed an alliance with Grabus,

Thracian king Cetriporis against Philip. Some months later the three northern kings were defeated by Philip's general Parmenion, while the Athenians were otherwise engaged in the Aegean Sea.[4]

See also

  • List of rulers of Illyria

References

  1. ^ a b Hammond 1993, p. 106.
  2. ^ a b Harding 1985, pp. 92–93.
  3. ^ Hammond 1994, p. 438.
  4. ^ Hammond, N. G. L., Philip of Macedon, Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994, p. 33.

Bibliography

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  • Harding, Phillip (1985). From the End of the Peloponnesian War to the Battle of Ipsus. Cambridge University Press. .
  • Lippert, Andreas; Matzinger, Joachim (2021). Die Illyrer: Geschichte, Archäologie und Sprache. Kohlhammer Verlag. .