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	Attalus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Attalus, courtier and general of Philip II of Macedonia
		Attalus of Macedonia, general of Alexander the Great and Perdiccas
		Priscus Attalus, Roman senator who was proclaimed emperor twice by the Visigoths.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Attalus (112 words)

	Livy's History of Rome
		Owing to the perpetual wars which had for so many generations drained the manhood of Macedonia there was a serious lack of men of military age, and under Philip's own rule vast numbers had perished in the naval battles against the Rhodians and Attalus and in the campaigns against the Romans.
		This was the state of things in Greece, Asia and Macedonia, when just as the campaign against Philip was brought to a close and before peace had been definitely established a serious war broke out in Further Spain.
		The Roman general was still in camp at Thetideum; he sent out, however, ten squadrons of cavalry and a thousand velites to reconnoitre and warned them to be on their guard against an ambuscade, which owing to the darkened daylight might not be detected even in open country.
	mcadams.posc.mu.edu /txt/ah/Livy/Livy33.html (16571 words)

	Turkish Odyssey/About Turkey/History/Anotolia until the Turks
		Alexander III, who became the king of Macedonia at the age of 20, the first king to be called "the Great", conquered the Persian Empire and annexed it to Macedonia.
		The Kingdom of Pergamum, under the rule of Attalids, became the most prominent and continued until Attalus III bequeathed his kingdom and treasury to Rome on his death in 133 AD.
		He was taught for a time by Aristotle and acquired a love of Homer and an infatuation with the heroic age.
	www.turkishodyssey.com /turkey/history/history2.htm (1673 words)

	Attalus I - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Attalus refused, citing the Aetolians' own refusal to honor Attalus' request to attack Macedonia, during Philips attack on Pergamon two years previous.
		Attalus' mother, Antiochis, was probably related to the Seleucid royal family (perhaps being the granddaughter of Seleucus I Nicator) with her marriage to Attalus' father likely arranged by Philetaerus to solidify his power.
		Attalus was the first to speak in the council, but during his address, he stopped talking and fell down, one side of his body having become paralyzed.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Attalus_I (1673 words)

	Attalus (general) - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		In 337 BC, Attalus' niece Cleopatra married king Philip II of Macedonia.
		In spring of 336 BC, Philip II appointed Attalus and Parmenion as commanders of the advance force that would invade the Persian Empire in Asia Minor.
		According to a story of Aristotle's- which was lengthened by Cleitarchus and Diodorus Siculus, Attalus sexually assaulted Pausanias of Orestis in retribution for besmirching the reputation of Attalus's friend (possibly relation), also named Pausanias, an event that led to the latter Pausanias's death.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Attalus_(general) (485 words)

	Asia, Mysia
		Eumenes II and his brothers were faithful in their support of Rome in the third Macedonian War as they joined forces with Thrace to attack Macedonia from the east.
		Attalus I allied his kingdom to both Rome and Rhodes and was duly rewarded for this astute maneuver with more land.
		A threat to the Roman appropriation had to be quelled when Aristonicus, claiming Eumenes II as his father, lead an uprising of the poor of the city after being rejected by the Greek allies to wrest control from Rome.
	www.usd.edu /~clehmann/pir/asiamysi.htm (1081 words)

	Macedonia
		It was founded by Attalus II (Philadelphus), who reigned as king of Pergamos from 159 B.C. until 138 B.C. Philadelphia was a center of the wine industry.
		Its name was given to it in honor of Attalus II, because of his loyalty to his elder brother, Eumenes II, king of Lydia.
		It was built by Attalus II Philadelphus, whose name it bore.
	www.pilgrimtours.com /greece/info/philadelphia.htm (1172 words)

	math lessons - Attalus
		In 337 BC Attalus niece Cleopatra married to king Philip II of Macedonia.
		In spring of 336 BC, Philip II appointed Attalus and Parmenion as commanders of the advance force that would invade Persian Empire in Asia Minor.
		After Philip II had been assassinated and Alexander had become king (October 336 BC), Attalus was murdered.
	www.mathdaily.com /lessons/Attalus (95 words)

	Macedonia
		When in 133 BC Attalus III, the last king of the dynasty, died, he gave his kingdom to the Roman government.
		Eumenes II (197-159 B.c.) built a beautiful city round an impregnable castle on "the pine-coned rock." Attalus II bequeathed his kingdom to Rome 133 B.C. The library was its great boast; founded by Earaches and destroyed by Caliph Omar.
		Eumenes II (197-159 BC) was the most illustrious king of the dynasty, and during his reign the city reached its greatest height.
	www.pilgrimtours.com /greece/info/pergamum.htm (1767 words)

	Dionysian Frenzy in Macedonia (Part 2 of 2) - Beaverland Forum
		In the midst of the drunken feast General Attalus proposed a toast that his niece and Philip give Macedonia a legitimate king.
		Though he knew that General Attalus remained close to Parmenio as one of his sons-in-law, Alexander grew so suspicious of him that he risked Parmenio’s disloyalty by demanding that the second in command be put to death.
		General Attalus, who had insulted Alexander at the stag part after Philip’s marriage, heard the news while engaging in the fight, second in command of the Asia Minor expedition.
	www.angelfire.com /art2/barclay1720/odyssey/frenzy2.htm (3688 words)

	USO Canteen FReeper Style ~ Alexander The Great: Philip's Kingdom ~ December 30, 2003
		A possible rival for the throne remained Attalus himself; the uncle of Cleopatra (Philip's last wife) was disaffected because of her murder and that of her daughter, but he had no claim to the throne of Macedonia; indeed, he was loyal to Philip and hostile to his assassin.
		The known victims of this purge were Alexander's own rivals: his older cousin Philip's nephew Amyntas, son of King Perdiccas III; the principal family of Alexander of Lyncestis, although he himself was spared; and Philip's wife Cleopatra and her infant daughter, killed by Olympias.
		The place of concentration was Arisbe on the Hellespont, leaving Antipater, the general and friend of his father as his deputy in Europe with over 13,000 troops.
	www.freerepublic.com /focus/f-news/1048560/posts (5713 words)

	Memnon: History of Heracleia (1)
		Antigonus the son of Demetrius, who had been defeated in the naval battle, became ruler of Macedonia after the death of Ptolemaeus.
		He was succeeded by his son Zipoetas, an excellent warrior who killed one of the generals of Lysimachus and drove another general far away out of his kingdom.
		Antiochus the son of Seleucus, who had through many wars recovered his father's kingdom with difficulty and even so not completely, sent his general Patrocles with a detachment of his army to this side of the Taurus [mountains].
	www.attalus.org /translate/memnon1.html (5103 words)

	Philip II
		Philip II Philip II Philip II of Macedonia ruled from 359-336 B.C.E. Without the military and political efforts of Philip, Alexander would never have been as successful as he was.
		To ease his pain, Attalus, a close friend of the king and leader of the upcoming invasion of Asia, got Pausanias drunk and then let several stable boys rape him.
		Philip liked Attalus too much to punish him, and instead gave Pausanias a promotion to a higher position as bodyguard to placate him.
	wso.williams.edu /~junterek/philip.htm (732 words)

	Macedonia - United Macedonians Organization of Canada
		Attalus was the son of Eumenes of Pergamon and had previous encounters with the Galatians.
		In 226 BC, Seleucus II was succeeded by his first son Seleucus III Soter who held the throne for the next three years before he was murdered by his own officers while campaigning against Attalus.
		Philip, with his disciplined Macedonian army, quickly retaliated and did well against the Aetolians on land but hesitated to challenge the Romans at sea.
	www.unitedmacedonians.org /macedonia/stefov27.html (732 words)

	Livy: the Periochae of Books 31-35
		Flamininus himself, assisted by the Aetolian and Athamanian allies, fought in Thessaly, which is close to Macedonia, while Lucius Quinctius Flamininus (the consul's brother), assisted by king Attalus [I Soter of Pergamum] and the Rhodians, fought a naval battle near Euboea and the sea coast.
		[King] Attalus [I Soter], being brought to Pergamum because of an acute illness, died.
		Consul Sulpicius waged war with the help of king Attalus [I Soter of Pergamum] and the Rhodians.
	www.livius.org /li-ln/livy/periochae/periochae031.html (732 words)

	Attalus - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
		Attalus, courtier and general of Philip II of Macedonia
		This is a disambiguation page — a list of pages that otherwise might share the same title.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Attalus (732 words)

	ALEXANDER THE GREAT, Project by JJP
		A possible rival for the throne remained Attalus; Cleopatra's (the last Philip's wife) uncle has been disaffected because of the murder of Cleopatra and her daughter, but he had not claim the throne of Macedonia, he was loyal to Philip and hostile to his assassin.
		Alexander was born at Pella in Macedonia in the late July of 356 BC, on the same day as the famous Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was burned.
		The known victims of this purge were Alexander's own rivals: his older cousin Philip's nephew Amyntas, son of King Perdiccas III; the principal family of Alexander of Lyncestis, although he himself was spared; and Philip's wife Cleopatra and her infant daughter, killed by Olympias.
	www.1stmuse.com /frames (3166 words)

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		133: Attalus of Pergamum bequeaths his kingdom to the Romans; it becomes Roman province of Asia.
		88-66: War with Mithridates of Pontus, who conspired to massacre Roman civilians in Asia.
		Censor: Roman magistrate in charge of enforcing public morals.
	faculty.maxwell.syr.edu /gaddis/HST210/Nov4/handout.htm (208 words)

	Macedonia
		Upon the death of Attalus II (Philadelphus), king of Pergamos, it was bequeathed to the Roman Empire; and in 190, when the Roman province of Asia was formed, it became a part of it.
		Ephesus and Pergamos, the capital of Asia, were the two great rival cities of the province.
		Finally, Alexander the Great took it; and at his death it fell to Lysimachus, who gave it the name of Arsinoe, from his second wife.
	www.pilgrimtours.com /greece/info/ephesus.htm (208 words)

	ALEXANDER THE GREAT, Project by JJP
		A possible rival for the throne remained Attalus; Cleopatra's (the last Philip's wife) uncle has been disaffected because of the murder of Cleopatra and her daughter, but he had not claim the throne of Macedonia, he was loyal to Philip and hostile to his assassin.
		Philip's last wife, Cleopatra had borne a daughter few days before his assassination, while Attalus, her uncle and guardian had been sent on ahead into Asia to share the command of the forces with Parmenion.
		Philip was so proud of Alexander's horsemanship that he said: O my son, seek out a kingdom worthy of thyself, for Macedonia is too little for thee.
	1stmuse.com /frames (3166 words)

	alex-synopsys.html
		A possible rival for the throne remained Attalus himself; the uncle of Cleopatra (Philip's last wife) was disaffected because of her murder and that of her daughter, but he had no claim to the throne of Macedonia; indeed, he was loyal to Philip and hostile to his assassin.
		lexandros III Philippou Makedonon (Alexander the Great, Alexander III of Macedon) (356-323 B.C.), King of Macedonia, was born in late July 356 BC in Pella, Macedonia, he was one of the greatest military genius in history.
		The known victims of this purge were Alexander's own rivals: his older cousin Philip's nephew Amyntas, son of King Perdiccas III; the principal family of Alexander of Lyncestis, although he himself was spared; and Philip's wife Cleopatra and her infant daughter, killed by Olympias.
	1stmuse.com /alex3/alex-synopsys.html (3166 words)

	alex-synopsys.html
		A possible rival for the throne remained Attalus himself; the uncle of Cleopatra (Philip's last wife) was disaffected because of her murder and that of her daughter, but he had no claim to the throne of Macedonia; indeed, he was loyal to Philip and hostile to his assassin.
		lexandros III Philippou Makedonon (Alexander the Great, Alexander III of Macedon) (356-323 B.C.), King of Macedonia, was born in late July 356 BC in Pella, Macedonia, he was one of the greatest military genius in history.
		The known victims of this purge were Alexander's own rivals: his older cousin Philip's nephew Amyntas, son of King Perdiccas III; the principal family of Alexander of Lyncestis, although he himself was spared; and Philip's wife Cleopatra and her infant daughter, killed by Olympias.
	www.1stmuse.com /alex3/alex-synopsys.html (3101 words)

	alex-synopsys.html
		A possible rival for the throne remained Attalus himself; the uncle of Cleopatra (Philip's last wife) was disaffected because of her murder and that of her daughter, but he had no claim to the throne of Macedonia; indeed, he was loyal to Philip and hostile to his assassin.
		lexandros III Philippou Makedonon (Alexander the Great, Alexander III of Macedon) (356-323 B.C.), King of Macedonia, was born in late July 356 BC in Pella, Macedonia, he was one of the greatest military genius in history.
		The known victims of this purge were Alexander's own rivals: his older cousin Philip's nephew Amyntas, son of King Perdiccas III; the principal family of Alexander of Lyncestis, although he himself was spared; and Philip's wife Cleopatra and her infant daughter, killed by Olympias.
	www.1stmuse.com /alex3/alex-synopsys.html (3101 words)

	ALEXANDER THE GREAT, Project by JJP
		A possible rival for the throne remained Attalus; Cleopatra's (the last Philip's wife) uncle has been disaffected because of the murder of Cleopatra and her daughter, but he had not claim the throne of Macedonia, he was loyal to Philip and hostile to his assassin.
		Alexander, Prince Regent 340 During Philip's expedition against the Byzantium in 340, Alexander, then sixteen years old was left in Macedonia in the charge of royal seal; Alexander in the mean time was not idle, he reduced the rebellious Maedi, a Thracian tribe to obedience.
		Alexander was born at Pella in Macedonia in the late July of 356 BC, on the same day as the famous Temple of Artemis at Ephesus was burned.
	1stmuse.com /frames (3166 words)

	alex-synopsys.html
		A possible rival for the throne remained Attalus himself; the uncle of Cleopatra (Philip's last wife) was disaffected because of her murder and that of her daughter, but he had no claim to the throne of Macedonia; indeed, he was loyal to Philip and hostile to his assassin.
		lexandros III Philippou Makedonon (Alexander the Great, Alexander III of Macedon) (356-323 B.C.), King of Macedonia, was born in late July 356 BC in Pella, Macedonia, he was one of the greatest military genius in history.
		The known victims of this purge were Alexander's own rivals: his older cousin Philip's nephew Amyntas, son of King Perdiccas III; the principal family of Alexander of Lyncestis, although he himself was spared; and Philip's wife Cleopatra and her infant daughter, killed by Olympias.
	1stmuse.com /frames/alex-synopsys.html (5003 words)

	Asia, Mysia
		Eumenes II and his brothers were faithful in their support of Rome in the third Macedonian War as they joined forces with Thrace to attack Macedonia from the east.
		Eumenes returned to Pergamum, but his brother Attalus remained to prove himself an indispensable help to the Romans in their naval defeat of Perseus.
		A threat to the Roman appropriation had to be quelled when Aristonicus, claiming Eumenes II as his father, lead an uprising of the poor of the city after being rejected by the Greek allies to wrest control from Rome.
	www.usd.edu /~clehmann/pir/asiamysi.htm (5003 words)

	Justin, Epitome of Pompeius Trogus (1886/2003). Prologi.
		The war waged in Macedonia by Ptolemy Ceraunus against Monunius the Illyrian and Ptolemy son of Lysimachus; and how Ptolemy stripped his sister Arsinoe of her rule over the cities of Macedonia and of how he himself lost his life in a clash with Belgius, leader of the Gauls.
		Seleucus' war in Syria against Ptolemy Trypho: likewise in Asia against his own brother, Antiochus Hierax, a war in which he was defeated by the Gauls at Ancyra; after they [the Gauls] were defeated at Pergamum by Attalus, they killed Zielas of Bithynia.
		How, on the death of Ptolemy Tryphon, his son Philopator defeated King Antiochus at Raphia, and how Philopator himself died from his desperate love for Agathoclea, leaving a son who was still a minor, against whom Antiochus conspired with Philip, king of Macedon.
	www.tertullian.org /fathers/justinus_08_prologi.htm (4110 words)

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