Attalid
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The Attalid dynasty ruled the Hellenistic kingdom of Pergamum from approximately 283 to 133 BCE. Attalus I Soter, who reigned from 241 to 197 BCE, was the first ruler to adopt the title of king around 230 BCE after defeating the Galatians. His mother was a princess of the Seleucid house, a dynasty founded by a successor of Alexander the Great.12
The Attalids expanded their territory significantly, controlling much of Anatolia at various times. They were known for their patronage of the arts, building Pergamum into a beautiful and important city with a library rivaling Alexandria's. The dynasty ended when Attalus III bequeathed the kingdom to Rome in 133 BCE.34
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Western architectureHellenistic periodThe Attalids, who had become the rulers of Pergamum in northwest Asia Minor, constructed there a new capital city in which influential schools of sculpture and architecture flourished. The Seleucids ruled the Eastern world as far as Persia, and under them the art of architecture inā¦
Read MoreThe Attalids, who had become the rulers of Pergamum in northwest Asia Minor, constructed there a new capital city in which influential schools of sculpture and architecture flourished. The Seleucids ruled the Eastern world as far as Persia, and under them the art of architecture inā¦
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AthensHellenistic and Roman timesā¦were the donations of the Attalids of Pergamum (a dynasty of Asia Minor). Eumenes II (197ā159 bce) gave a large two-story colonnade on the south slope of the Acropolis near the theatre. His brother Attalus II (159ā138 bce), who had studied at Athens under the philosopher Carneades, head of theā¦
Read Moreā¦were the donations of the Attalids of Pergamum (a dynasty of Asia Minor). Eumenes II (197ā159 bce) gave a large two-story colonnade on the south slope of the Acropolis near the theatre. His brother Attalus II (159ā138 bce), who had studied at Athens under the philosopher Carneades, head of theā¦
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