Teuta: Queen of Illyria and Resistance to Rome

Teuta: Queen of Illyria and Resistance to Rome explores one of the earliest rulers to confront Roman expansion beyond the Italian peninsula.

As queen of Illyria, Teuta governed a maritime kingdom whose power rested upon coastal strongholds, naval mobility, trade routes, and control of the Adriatic. Her reign unfolded as Rome began extending its influence across the sea and asserting authority over regions it had not previously governed.

Drawing upon Polybius, later Roman accounts, archaeology...