Teuticus
Encyclopedia
Teuticus was an Illyrian
that Gentius
sent as an ambassador to the Romans
to beg for truce. The other Ambassador was Bellus. The name of Teuticus was Latinised and the -icus suffix added at the end.
Illyrians
The Illyrians were a group of tribes who inhabited part of the western Balkans in antiquity and the south-eastern coasts of the Italian peninsula...
that Gentius
Gentius
Gentius was the last Illyrian king of the Ardiaean State. The name appears to derive from PIE *g'en- "to beget", cognate to Latin gens, gentis "kin, clan, race". He was the son of Pleuratus III, a king who kept relations with Rome very strong...
sent as an ambassador to the Romans
Ancient Rome
Ancient Rome was a thriving civilization that grew on the Italian Peninsula as early as the 8th century BC. Located along the Mediterranean Sea and centered on the city of Rome, it expanded to one of the largest empires in the ancient world....
to beg for truce. The other Ambassador was Bellus. The name of Teuticus was Latinised and the -icus suffix added at the end.