Attalid dynasty

Kingdom of Pergamon
282 BC–133 BC
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Capital		Pergamon
Languages		Greek Lycian, Carian, Lydian
Government		Monarchy
King
•	282–263 BC	Philetaerus
•	263–241 BC	Eumenes I
•	241–197 BC	Attalus I
•	197–159 BC	Eumenes II
•	160–138 BC	Attalus II
•	138–133 BC	Attalus III
•	133–129 BC	Eumenes III
Historical era		Hellenistic period
•	Philetaerus takes control of the city of Pergamon	282 BC
•	Attalus III bequeathed the kingdom to the Roman Republic	133 BC
Preceded by Succeeded by Seleucid Empire Roman Republic

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The Attalid dynasty (/ˈætəlᵻd/; Greek: Δυναστεία των Ατταλιδών) was a Hellenistic dynasty that ruled the city of Pergamon after the death of Lysimachus, a general of Alexander the Great. The Attalid kingdom was the rump state left after the collapse of the Lysimachian Empire. One of Lysimachus' officers, Philetaerus, took control of the city in 282 BC. The later Attalids were descended from his father and they expanded the city into a kingdom. Attalus I proclaimed himself King in the 230s BC, following his victories over the Galatians. The Attalids ruled Pergamon until Attalus III bequeathed the kingdom to the Roman Republic in 133 BC to avoid a likely succession crisis. A war with Eumenes III resulted in the creation of Roman province of Asia over much of the territory.

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