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title: Queen Teuta
author: Hyjnesha
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/14891/queen-teuta/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2024-12-12
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# Queen Teuta
_Authored by Hyjnesha_
## Image File
[](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/14891.png)
## Image Caption
A modern bust of Teuta, the 3rd-century BCE queen of the Ardiaei, an Illyrian tribe. Teuta commanded fleets that were accused of [piracy](https://www.worldhistory.org/Piracy/) by the Romans, who sent a force to defeat her in 229/228 BCE.
Krujë, Albania.
## Cite This Work
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Hyjnesha. (2021, November 22). Queen Teuta. *World History Encyclopedia*.
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### MLA
Hyjnesha. "Queen Teuta." *World History Encyclopedia*, 22 Nov 2021, .
## License & Copyright
[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Queen_Teuta_of_Illyria.jpg) by [**Hyjnesha**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Queen_Teuta_of_Illyria.jpg). Submitted by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/ "User Page: Mark Cartwright"), published on 22 November 2021. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.