Bellus, ambassador

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Bellus[1] was an Illyrian noble, who was sent to Rome as ambassador with Teuticus by King Gentius in the 2nd century BC to beg for truce.

References

  1. Rome and the Mediterranean: Books XXXI-XLV of the History of Rome from its Foundation, ISBN 0-14-044318-5, 1976, page 560, "... of the gate. This inspired such panic in the town that Gentius at once sent to the praetor two spokesmen, Teuticus and Bellus, leading men of that nation, to beg a truce so that the king might take council about the ..."

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