Attalid

[ at-l-id ]

Phonetic (Standard)IPA

noun

, plural At·tal·ids, At·tal·i·dae [uh, -, tal, -i-dee].

any of a line of kings, usually named Attalus orEumenes, that ruled Pergamum, in Asia Minor, 282–133 b.c.

Origin of Attalid¹

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

In Aeolis, of course, the centre of gravity moved to the Attalid capital, Pergamum.

The Attalid kings, the founders of Pergamon, cared only for splendid buildings splendidly adorned.

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