Attalus I - Early life - Article Index

Encyclopedia - Attalus I: Encyclopedia - Attalus I
Attalus I (Soter "Savior") (269 BCE–197 BCE)1 ruled Pergamon, a Greek city state in present-day Turkey, from 241 BCE to 197 BCE. He was...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attalus I: Encyclopedia Ii - Attalus I - Early Life
Little is known about Attalus' early life. He was the son of Attalus, and Antiochis.4 The elder Attalus, was the son of a brother (also c...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attalus I: Encyclopedia Ii - Attalus I - Second Macedonian War
In 200 BCE, Attalus became involved in the Second Macedonian War. Acarnanians with Macedonian support invaded Attica, causing Athens, whi...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attalus I: Encyclopedia Ii - Attalus I - The Introduction Of The Cult Of The Magna Mater To Rome
In 205 BCE, after the "Peace of Phoenice", Rome turned to Attalus, as its only friend in Asia, for help concerning a religious matter. An...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attalus I: Encyclopedia Ii - Attalus I - Wife And Sons
Attalus married Apollonis, from Cyzicus. They had four sons, Eumenes, Attalus, Philetaerus and Athenaeus (after Apollonis' father).47 Pol...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attalus I: Encyclopedia Ii - Attalus I - Macedonian Hostilities Of 201 Bce
Prevented by the treaty of Phoenice from expansion in the east, Philip set out to extend his power in the Aegean and in Asia Minor. In th...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attalus I: Encyclopedia Ii - Attalus I - Defeat Of The Galatians
According to Pausanias "the greatest of his achievements" was the defeat of the "Gauls"(Γαλάται)5. Pausanias was referring to the ...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attalus I: Encyclopedia Ii - Attalus I - Conquests In Seleucid Asia Minor
Several years after the first victory over the Gauls, Pergamon was again attacked by the Gauls together with their ally Antiochus Hierax,...   » Read the article

Encyclopedia - Attalus I: Encyclopedia Ii - Attalus I - First Macedonian War
Attalus, now thwarted in the east, turned his attention westward. Perhaps because of concern for the ambitions of Philip V of Macedon, At...   » Read the article