Eumenes II
Eumenes II "Savior" | |
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Attalus II | |
Born | Before 220 BC |
Died | 159 BC Pergamon |
Consort | Stratonice |
Issue | |
Greek | Εὐμένης Σωτήρ |
Greek Polytheism |
Eumenes II Soter (
Biography
The eldest son of king
He had refused to marry a daughter of
Expansion of the kingdom
Eumenes had followed his father's footsteps and aided the Romans whenever he could, firstly in the
Following the
Falling out of favour with the Romans
He later fell out of favour with the Romans after they suspected him of conspiring with
When Eumenes' health began to weaken his brother Attalus II ascended to the throne as a co-ruler in 160 BC.[12] Since Eumenes' and Stratonice's son was still a minor,[citation needed] the throne was assumed by Attalus, who also married Eumenes' widow Stratonice in 158 BC upon becoming king.[12]
Legacy
Eumenes II was a shrewd ruler and politician, who raised his state to a powerful monarchy. During his reign Pergamum became a flourishing city, where men of learning were always welcome, among them
Notes
- ^ Livius. Eumenes II Soter.
Battle of Magnesia: Antiochus defeated by the Romans and Pergamenes
- ^ Appain. The Syrian Wars.
But the latter, seeing that Antiochus was about to engage in war with the Romans and that he wanted to form a marriage connection with him on this account, refused her.
- ^ Livius. Eumenes II Soter.
Attalus II Philadelphus visits Rome and warns against Antiochus III..
- ^ a b Chisholm 1911.
- ^ Livius. Eumenes II Soter.
183: War against king Prusias I of Bithynia; although Eumenes is defeated, Roman support gives him in the end victory.
- ^ Livius. Eumenes II Soter.
Peace of Apamea: Rome awards Pergamon large parts of Asia Minor, including Ephesus, Telmessus, and Tralles.
- ISBN 90-04-09441-5.
- ^ a b public domain: Chisholm, Hugh, ed. (1911). "Eumenes s.v. Eumenes II.". Encyclopædia Britannica. Vol. 9 (11th ed.). Cambridge University Press. p. 889. One or more of the preceding sentences incorporates text from a publication now in the
- ISBN 0-333-27830-5
- ^ Diodorus Siculus. The Library of History.
Seleucus, leading an army of considerable size, advanced as if intending to cross the Taurus in support of Pharnaces; but on taking note of the treaty that his father had made with the Romans, the terms of which forbade
- ^ Polybius. Histories.
- ^ a b Strabo, 13.4.2; Hansen, pp. 44–45; Hurwit, p. 271.
- ISBN 9781107244580.
- ISBN 9780300081978.
References
- Hansen, Esther V. (1971). The Attalids of Pergamon. Ithaca, New York: ISBN 0-8014-0615-3.
- Kosmetatou, Elizabeth (2003) "The Attalids of Pergamon," in Andrew Erskine, ed., A Companion to the Hellenistic World. Oxford: Blackwell: pp. 159–174. ISBN 1-4051-3278-7. text
- Polybius, Histories, Evelyn S. Shuckburgh (translator); London, New York. Macmillan (1889); Reprint Bloomington (1962). Online version at the Perseus Digital Library