Attalus I

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[at-l-uhs] / ˈæt l əs /

noun

1. Soter, king of Pergamum 241–197 b.c.

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Example Sentences

Eumenes II., son of Attalus I., was king of Pergamum from 197-159 B.C.

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Successive princes of the dynasty of Pergamum interested themselves in the adornment of the city: Attalus I. set up a number of bronze statues on the Acropolis; Eumenes II. built the long portico west of the Dionysiac theatre, which was excavated and identified in 1877; Attalus II. erected the magnificent Stoa near the Agora, the remains of which were completely laid bare in 1898-1902 and have been identified by an inscription.

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They were confined by the victories of Attalus I. of Pergamum, c.

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Later on Ptolemy Philadelphus gave Athens the Ptolem�um near the Theseum, Attalus I the stoa north-east of the Agora, Eumenes II that near the great theatre, and Antiochus Epiphanes carried on the Olympieum.

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Another famous library of this period was that of the Kings of Pergamus, founded by Attalus I., who reigned from 241 to 197 B.C.

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