Attalid

American  

[at-l-id] / ˈæt l ɪd /

noun

• Attalids,
  plural
• Attalidae
  plural

1. any of a line of kings, usually named Attalus orEumenes, that ruled Pergamum, in Asia Minor, 282–133 b.c.

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Other Word Forms

Noun Inflected Forms

• Attalidae
  plural
• Attalids
  plural

Etymology

Origin of Attalid

Presumably after Attalus (< Greek Áttalos ), father ofPhiletaerus (died 263 b.c.), founder of the kingdom; see -id ¹

Example Sentences

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Attalid Attalids

Sagalassos had become a city-state of the Hellenistic Attalid Kingdom.

From New York Times ● Mar. 25, 2023

A Pergamene inscription contains part of a 'Royal Law' which apparently dates from one of the Attalid rulers.

From Ancient Town-Planning by Haverfield, F. (Francis)

The Attalid kings, the founders of Pergamon, cared only for splendid buildings splendidly adorned.

From Ancient Town-Planning by Haverfield, F. (Francis)

In Aeolis, of course, the centre of gravity moved to the Attalid capital, Pergamum.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

With the rise of the Attalid dynasty of Pergamum, a system of Pergamene foundation begins to oppose the Seleucid in the interior, bearing such names as Attalia, Philetaeria, 243 Eumenia, Apollonis.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

But even this State did not escape the jealousy of the Romans, and with Attalus III. the house of Attalids became extinct.

From Ancient States and Empires by Lord, John

A pretender had appeared from the house of the Attalids.

From A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate by Greenidge, A. H. J. (Abel Hendy Jones)

Cities such as Ephesus and Miletus became immensely prosperous, Mausolus of Halicarnassus, the Attalids of Pergamon, possessed wealth that would have been unimaginable to the Greeks of Marathon.

From The Legacy of Greece Essays By: Gilbert Murray, W. R. Inge, J. Burnet, Sir T. L. Heath, D'arcy W. Thompson, Charles Singer, R. W. Livingston, A. Toynbee, A. E. Zimmern, Percy Gardner, Sir Reginald Blomfield by Livingstone, R.W.