Gentius was an Illyrian king who belonged to the Labeatan dynasty. He ruled in 181–168 BC, being the last attested Illyrian king. He was the son of Pleuratus III, a king who kept positive relations with Rome. The capital city of the Illyrian kingdom under Gentius was Scodra.
Coin of Gentius
The genus name Gentiana was named after Gentius as a tribute to him, as he may have been the discoverer of tonic properties of Gentiana lutea.
Gentius on the 2,000 lekë banknote
The Illyrians were a group of Indo-European-speaking people who inhabited the western Balkan Peninsula in ancient times. They constituted one of the three main Paleo-Balkan populations, along with the Thracians and Greeks.
Queen Teuta of the Ardieai orders the Roman ambassadors to be killed – painted by Augustyn Mirys
Illyrian ship dating from the 8th–7th century BC
The chromolithographic Bronze belt plaque of Vače, Slovenia of the Hallstatt culture
Details of the late antique cathedral complex in Byllis, Albania and the Adriatic sea in the distance.