The Attalid Dynasty ruled an empire from their capital at Pergamon during the 3rd and 2nd centuries BCE. Fighting for their place in the turbulent world following the death of Alexander the Great, the Attalids briefly flourished with Pergamon becoming a great Hellenistic city famed for its culture, library, and Great Altar. However, the Attalids' short-lived dynasty came to an abrupt end when mighty Rome began to flex its muscles and show greater ambition in Asia Minor and beyond.
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282 BCE - 263 BCEPhiletaerus, founder of the Attalid Dynasty, governs Pergamon.
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263 BCE - 241 BCEReign of Eumenes I at Pergamon.
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262 BCEEumenes rebels and wins against the Seleucid Antiochus I. Beginning of the Pergamon Empire.
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241 BCE - 197 BCEReign of Attalus I at Pergamon.
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c. 237 BCE - 241 BCEAttalus I of Pergamon defeats the Galatians at the headwaters of the Caioc River.
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218 BCEThe Aegosages Celts enter Anatolia under Attalos of Pergamon.
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197 BCE - 159 BCEReign of Eumenes II at Pergamon.
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188 BCEMaximum extent of the Pergamon Empire after Apamea peace.
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c. 188 BCEThe treaty of Apamea Kibotos. Peace and alliance is established between the Seleucid Empire and Rome joined by its allies, such as Pergamon and Rhodes. The Seleucids have to evacuate all the land and the cities from Asia Minor and to pay a huge war indemnity.
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187 BCE - 183 BCEThe Attalids of Pergamon are at war with Bithynia.
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183 BCE - 179 BCEThe Attalids of Pergamon are at war with Pontius.
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160 BCE - 138 BCEReign of Attalus II at Pergamon.
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138 BCE - 133 BCEReign of Attalus III at Pergamon.
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133 BCEAttalus III, the last king of Pergamon, bequeathes the whole of Pergamon to Rome.
