Teuta
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Teuta was a queen of Illyria who ruled as regent for her young son after the death of her husband, King Agron, in the 3rd century BCE. She led part of the Illyrian navy in attacks on Sicily and the Greek coastal colonies. Her actions also led to conflict with Rome, which sent a fleet to the Adriatic Sea. Teuta eventually submitted to Rome in 228 BCE, though the interior of the Illyrian kingdom remained. Illyria was a region in the northwestern Balkan Peninsula inhabited by Indo-European peoples. The Illyrian kingdom, with its capital at Scodra, was eventually conquered by the Romans.1
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