<P> Initially Rhodes had very close ties with the Ptolemaic kingdom . Rhodes later became a Roman ally against the Seleucids, receiving some territory in Caria for their role in the Roman--Seleucid War (192--188 BC). Rome eventually turned on Rhodes and annexed the island as a Roman province . </P> <P> The west Balkan coast was inhabited by various Illyrian tribes and kingdoms such as the kingdom of the Dalmatae and of the Ardiaei, who often engaged in piracy under Queen Teuta (reigned 231 BC to 227 BC). Further inland was the Illyrian Paeonian Kingdom and the tribe of the Agrianes . Illyrians on the coast of the Adriatic were under the effects and influence of Hellenisation and some tribes adopted Greek, becoming bilingual due to their proximity to the Greek colonies in Illyria . Illyrians imported weapons and armor from the Ancient Greeks (such as the Illyrian type helmet, originally a Greek type) and also adopted the ornamentation of Ancient Macedon on their shields and their war belts (a single one has been found, dated 3rd century BC at modern Selce e Poshtme, a part of Macedon at the time under Philip V of Macedon). </P> <P> The Odrysian Kingdom was a union of Thracian tribes under the kings of the powerful Odrysian tribe centered around the region of Thrace . Various parts of Thrace were under Macedonian rule under Philip II of Macedon, Alexander the Great, Lysimachus, Ptolemy II, and Philip V but were also often ruled by their own kings . The Thracians and Agrianes were widely used by Alexander as peltasts and light cavalry, forming about one fifth of his army . The Diadochi also used Thracian mercenaries in their armies and they were also used as colonists . The Odrysians used Greek as the language of administration and of the nobility . The nobility also adopted Greek fashions in dress, ornament and military equipment, spreading it to the other tribes . Thracian kings were among the first to be Hellenized . </P> <P> After 278 BC the Odrysians had a strong competitor in the Celtic Kingdom of Tylis ruled by the kings Comontorius and Cavarus, but in 212 BC they conquered their enemies and destroyed their capital . </P>

What features of greek culture could be seen in the hellenistic kingdoms