Attalid

American  

[at-l-id] / ˈæt l ɪd /

noun

plural

Attalids, Attalidae

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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Etymology

Origin of Attalid

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

Example Sentences

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

From New York Times • Mar. 25, 2023

As to the cities outside Greece, within or around the royal realms, Seleucid, Ptolemaic or Attalid, their degree of freedom probably differed widely according to circumstances.

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)

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

In 133 Rome entered formally upon the heritage of the Attalid kingdom and became the dominant power in the Hellenism under Roman sway.

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