Attalid
Americannoun
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Etymology
Origin of Attalid
Presumably after Attalus (< Greek Áttalos ), father ofPhiletaerus (died 263 b.c.), founder of the kingdom; see -id 1
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Sagalassos had become a city-state of the Hellenistic Attalid Kingdom.
From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2023
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
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
Even Caria, which had been declared free after the war with Perseus, seems to have again fallen under the sway of the Attalid kings.
From A History of Rome During the Later Republic and Early Principate by Greenidge, A. H. J. (Abel Hendy Jones)
Near the northern and highest end of this ridge stood the palace of the Attalid princes, afterwards buried beneath a temple in honour of Trajan.
From Ancient Town-Planning by Haverfield, F. (Francis)
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