native_lang_name predecessor successor death_date death_place title name queen article_title native_lang reign
Δημήτριος ἐκ Φάρου teuta scerdilaidas 214 bc messene king demetrius demetrius of pharos triteuta demetrius of pharos
 greek c. 222 - 219 bc
demetrius of pharos

demetrius of pharos -lrb- also pharus -rrb- -lrb- -rrb- was a ruler of pharos involved in the first illyrian war , after which he ruled a portion of the illyrian adriatic coast on behalf of the romans , as a client king .
demetrius was a regent ruler to pinnes , the son of agron who was too young to rule as king .
when the romans were occupied with their own problems , he had grown stronger as an ally of macedonia and also by conquering dimallum of dalmatia , on the shore facing issa .
together with scerdilaidas , he sailed south of lissus and broke the roman treaty , attacking roman allies in the adriatic and by devastating and plundering many cities in the cyclades and the peloponnese .
he was expelled from illyria by rome after the second illyrian war and became a trusted councilor at the court of philip v of macedon .
he became a strong political influence to philip v and encouraged him to clash with rome .
demetrius remained there until his death at messene in 214 bc while attempting to take the city .
