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:''For others named Agron, see the Agron navigation page'' Agron ( or ; (ギリシア語:Ἄγρων) ruled c. 250 – 231 BC〔.〕) was a king of the Ardiaean Kingdom. The son of Pleuratus II, Agron brought about a great revival among the Illyrians; during his reign, the Ardiaean State was not only the most powerful Illyrian state of the time, but also one of the greatest in the Balkans. He succeeded in extending Illyrian rule over many peoples and cities in the Adriatic regions. He is most famed for his decisive victory over the Aetolians, who at the time were considered the strongest power in Greece. Agron was mentioned by two Greek historians, Appian (95–165 AD) in his ''Foreign Wars'' and Polybius (203–120 BC) in his ''Histories''. 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. ==A new power in the Adriatic== Agron extended his rule over other neighboring tribes as well. He annexed part of Epirus, Epidamnus, and the islands of Corcyra and Pharos, and garrisoned in them. His state stretched from Narona in Dalmatia south to the river Aoos and Corcyra. During his reign, the Ardiaean Kingdom reached the height of its power. The Ardiaean army and fleet made it a major regional power in the Balkans and the southern Adriatic. The king regained control of the Adriatic with his warships (''lembi''), a domination once enjoyed by the Liburnians. None of his neighbors were nearly as powerful. Agron gave the city of Pharos to Demetrius of Pharos to rule as its governor. The Greek cities (''poleis'') on the coast of Illyria were systematically attacked and perhaps already conquered by Agron's forces.〔Wilkes, John (1995). The Illyrians. Wiley-Blackwell. ISBN 0-631-19807-5.〕 Rome answered an appeal from the island of Issa, threatened by Agron, by sending envoys. They never got there. They were attacked en route by Illyrian vessels, and one of them was killed, together with an Issaean ambassador. Rome thereupon undertook military action against Agron's wife, Teuta, Agron having died in the interim.〔The Hellenistic world and the coming of Rome, Volume 1 by Erich S. Gruen〕 Polybius wrote of Agron:
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