Lik ilirskog kralja Gencija u prikazima starih pisaca
La figure du roi Illyrien Genthios dans les représentations des auteurs anciens

Summary/Abstract: This article focuses on the presentation of king- Gentius in the writings of the ancient writers. Roman military actions in the middle of 2nd century BC caused significant number of attractive notes in ancient historiography that directly characterize Illyrian king Gentius. Descriptions of ancient writers allow us to follow the events from the period of the Gentius’s rule. Comparing the facts about other Illyrian rulers, information about Gentius are far more miscellaneous and harmonized, but alsoselective and focused on the events in Illyricum before and during the 3rd Macedonian and 3rd Illyrian war. Article is trying to present theway how the ancient writers describe last Illyrian ruler Gentius and to examinewhether those notes implicate real facts or they have to be considered as a product of overall Roman view of the opponent leader. Author concludes that the presented picture of the Illyrian king is presented in a negative way which can be partly considered as a typical example of Roman political and military propaganda of that time.

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