Pleuratus I

Pleuratus I
King
King of Taulantia
Reign356 – 335 BC
SuccessorGlaucias of Taulantii
Ancient GreekΠλευρᾶτος
DynastyTaulantia

Pleuratus I (Ancient Greek: Πλευρᾶτος; ruled 356 – 335 BC) was an Illyrian king of the Illyrian tribe of the Taulantii. Pleuratus was the father of Glaucias. Pleuratus managed to defeat Philip II during Macedon's expansion, wounding the Macedonian king in the right leg.[1]