Albas Queen Teuta

The Illyrian Queen Teuta is one of the most prominent figures of women in European history, who have led great states and powers. She was the wife of the glorious king Agron, who died suddenly in 231 BC, and it was she who took the destinies of Illyria into her own hands. Shkodra at that time was one of the heard cities in the Adriatic and Mediterranean. With a special ingenuity and courage, this military strategist gave a new light to the Illyrian civilization. But, in an unequal struggle with the Roman Senate, she finally agreed to abdicate, so that her country would not be burned and desolated by foreign armies. The people kept him alive in his songs and legends.