{"slug": "demetrius-of-pharos", "label": "Demetrius of Pharos", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Demetrius_of_Pharos", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q738503", "qid": "Q738503", "description": "ancient chieftain of the Illyrians, 3rd c. BCE", "entries": 7, "years": 7, "span": [-227, -213], "span_label": ["228 BCE", "214 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 3}, {"title": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "count": 2}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "illyria", "label": "Illyria", "shared": 4}, {"slug": "roman-republic", "label": "Roman Republic", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "apollonia-illyria", "label": "Apollonia (Illyria)", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "philip-v-of-macedon", "label": "Philip V of Macedon", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "hvar", "label": "Hvar", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "ancient-greece", "label": "Ancient Greece", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "peloponnesus", "label": "Peloponnesus", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "achaea", "label": "Achaea", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "piracy", "label": "Piracy", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "messenia", "label": "Messenia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "sparta", "label": "Sparta", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "epirus", "label": "Epirus", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -227, "year_label": "228 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Illyrian queen Teuta's governor, Demetrius of Pharos has little alternative but to surrender to the overwhelming Roman force. In return, the Romans award him a considerable part of Teuta's holdings to counter-balance the power of Teuta. Meanwhile, the Roman army lands further north at Apollonia. The combined Roman army and fleet proceed northward together, subduing one town after another and besieging Shkodra, the Illyrian capital.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1326026286#Greece", "title": "228 BC", "revid": 1326026286, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -221, "year_label": "222 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Battle of Sellasia: Cleomenes III of Sparta is defeated by Antigonus III of Macedon and his allies (the Achaean League, the Boeotian League, the Acarnanians, Epirus and the Illyrians under the command of Demetrius of Pharos) near Sellasia (north of Sparta) and flees to Egypt under the protection of King Ptolemy III. Antigonus III's forces occupy Sparta, which is the first time this city has ever been occupied.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1295080485#Greece", "title": "222 BC", "revid": 1295080485, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -219, "year_label": "220 BCE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "Together with fellow Illyrian, Scerdilaidas, Demetrius of Pharos attacks Illyrian cities under Roman protection and leads a piratical squadron into Greek waters. They unsuccessfully attack Pylos, an Achaean town on the Messenian coast, in the Peloponnesus of Greece.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360598324#Greece", "title": "220 BC", "revid": 1360598324, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -218, "year_label": "219 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Roman Senate sends the consul Lucius Aemilius Paullus to Illyria with an army. On discovering Rome's intent, the Illyrian leader Demetrius of Pharos puts to death those Illyrians who oppose his rule, fortifies Dimale and goes to Pharos. After a seven-day siege by the Roman fleet under Lucius Aemilius Paulus, Dimale is taken by direct assault. From Dimale, the Roman navy heads to Pharos, where the Roman forces rout the Illyrians. Demetrius flees to Macedonia, where he becomes a trusted councilor at the court of King Philip V.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325717539#Greece", "title": "219 BC", "revid": 1325717539, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -216, "year_label": "217 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Learning of Hannibal's victory over the Romans at Lake Trasimene and seeing a chance to recover his Illyrian kingdom from the Romans, Demetrius of Pharos immediately advises Philip V to make peace with the Aetolians, and turn his attentions toward Illyria and Italy. Philip, at once begins negotiations with the Aetolians. At a conference on the coast near Naupactus, Philip meets the Aetolian leaders and a peace treaty is concluded, ending the three-year-long \"Social War\".", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1306223252#Greece", "title": "217 BC", "revid": 1306223252, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -214, "year_label": "215 BCE", "section": "Geopolitics & Diplomacy", "date": null, "text": "Philip V of Macedon and Hannibal negotiate an alliance under which they pledge mutual support and defence. Specifically, they agree to support each other against Rome, and that Hannibal shall have the right to make peace with Rome, but that any peace would include Philip and that Rome would be forced to give up control of Corcyra, Apollonia, Epidamnus, Pharos, Dimale, Parthini and Atintania and to restore to Demetrius of Pharos all his lands currently controlled by Rome.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1337286145#Greece", "title": "215 BC", "revid": 1337286145, "section": "Events › By place › Greece"}}, {"year": -213, "year_label": "214 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Demetrius of Pharos, Illyrian ruler", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1325637807#Deaths", "title": "214 BC", "revid": 1325637807, "section": "Deaths"}}]}