Grabos II
Illyrian king
Grabus | |
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King of Taulantia | |
Reign | c. 358–356 BC |
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Ancient Greek | Γράβος |
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, Paeonian king Lyppeius , and 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
References
- 1 2 Hammond 1993 , p. 106.
- 1 2 Harding 1985 , pp. 92–93.
- ↑ Hammond 1994 , p. 438.
- ↑ Hammond, N. G. L., Philip of Macedon , Baltimore: Johns Hopkins University Press, 1994, p. 33.
Bibliography
- Hammond, N. G. L (1993). Studies concerning Epirus and Macedonia Before Alexander . Hakkert. ISBN 9789025610500 .
- Hammond, N. G. L. (1994). "Illyrians and North-west Greeks" . The Cambridge Ancient History Volume 6: The Fourth Century BC . Cambridge University Press: 422–443. doi : 10.1017/CHOL9780521233484.017 . ISBN 9780521233484 .
- Harding, Phillip (1985). From the End of the Peloponnesian War to the Battle of Ipsus . Cambridge University Press. ISBN 978-0-521-29949-7 .
- Lippert, Andreas; Matzinger, Joachim (2021). Die Illyrer: Geschichte, Archäologie und Sprache . Kohlhammer Verlag. ISBN 9783170377103 .