Agron of Illyria

Agron
King
King of Ardiaean
Reign250–231 BC
PredecessorPleuratus II
SuccessorTeuta (de facto), as regent of Pinnes (de jure)
Died231 BC
Illyria
ConsortTeuta, Triteuta
IssuePinnes
DynastyArdiaean
FatherPleuratus II

Agron (/ˈæɡrən, ˈæɡˌrɒn/; Ancient Greek: Ἄγρων) was an Illyrian king of the Ardiaean Kingdom in the 3rd century BC, ruling c. 250–231 BC.[1] The son of Pleuratus II, Agron succeeded in reconquering southern Illyria, which had been under the control of Epirus since the time of Pyrrhus, and in extending Illyrian rule over many cities in the Adriatic region, including Corcyra, Epidamnos, and Pharos.[2]

He is most famed for his decisive victory over the Aetolian League, a state in western Greece. Around 231 BC, Agron suddenly died after his triumph over the Aetolians. Pinnes, his son with his first wife Triteuta, officially succeeded his father as king in 231 BC, but the kingdom was ruled by Agron's second wife, Queen Teuta.