Caeria (died 344/343 BC), was anIllyrian queen who reigned in the second part of the fourth century BC.
Cynane, a Macedonian princess and daughter ofPhilip II of Macedon andAudata of Illyria, engaged in battle with Caeria in 344/343 BC.[1] An account cites that Cynane accompanied her father when this happened during his campaign in Illyria.[2] Caeria was killed by Cynane in a hand-to-hand combat with a blow to the throat,[3] and with great slaughter, her army was also defeated.[4]
An unnamed Illyrian queen, killed in single combat by the young princess Cynnane, the daughter of Philip II and Audata-Eurydice (PolStrat 8.60). Berve ii.229 dates her death to ca. 344/3, i.e., before Alexander's accession.
Cynane was said to have fought by the side of her father when he campaigned in Illyria, and she killed Caeria, an Illyrian woman ruler, in combat.
In about 343 BC, young Cynna led an army against an Illyrian force; she personally slew many Illyrians and killed their queen Caeria with a blow to the throat.
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