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	EUMENES - LoveToKnow Article on EUMENES (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		EUMENES I. succeeded his uncle Philetaerus in 263 B.C. The only important event in his reign was his victory near Sardis over Antiochus Soter, which enabled him to secure possession of the districts round his capital.
		EUMENES II., son of Attalus I., was king of Pergamum from 197159 B.C. During the greater part of his reign he was a loyal ally of the Romans, who bestowed upon him signal marks of favodr.
		Eumenes, although physically weak, was a shrewd and vigorous ruler and politician, who raised his little state from insignificance to a powerful monarchy.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /E/EU/EUMENES.htm (514 words)

	Pergamum Kingdom
		Eumenes paid bribes to Gauls, and maintained a strong army, and built fortified cities of Attalia to the south and Philetaeria in the Troad region.
		Eumenes I, was succeeded by his nephew Attalus I., who was to rule the country for the next 44 years.
		Eumenes in alliance with Romans swept the Seleucid army at the battle of Magnesia in 190 BCE., and following the peace treaty of Apameia in 188 BCE, Pergamum was given a large portion of the lands ruled by the Seleucids earlier.
	www.ancientanatolia.com /historical/pergamum_kingdom.htm (1603 words)

	Pergamum - All About Turkey
		Eumenes II took acropolis of Athens as an example and had the acropolis of Pergamon adorned with works of art which reflected fine taste, and Pergamon became one of the most graceful cities of the world.
		Attalos III who succeeded Attalos II, handed over his land to the Romans when he died in 133 B.C. In the Acropolis, the remains that you see on the left hand side while going in, are the monumental tombs or heroons built for the kings of Pergamon during the Hellenistic period.
		Eumenes II (197-159 B.C) constructed it as a memorial of the victory against the Galatians.
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	Pergamon in Mythology
		Eumenes II expanded and fortified the city, adding with the Lower Agora, Grand Gymnasium and the Temple of Zeus.
		Eumenes II expanded his kingdom to the borders of Bythinia and Capadoccia.
		He was the bastard son of Eumenes II and a Roman dancer, who led the resistance against Rome for three years.
	www.istanbulportal.com /Anatolia/Pergamon.aspx (1167 words)

	The First Battle of Pergamum
		Eumenes, knowing he was outnumbered, decided to anchor one flank of his army on the sea so that he could not be outflanked on both sides.
		Eumenes, pessimistic about his chances, hoped to lure his enemy into a rash attack, especially on the Pergamene left, which could then be exploited by fierce counter attacks with the Xystophoroi and Galatian warriors.
		Eumenes and Attalos extracted as many troops as they could from the rout and fled back to the city with barely one fifth of the troops they started the day with and the loss of all their artillery.
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	Eumenes II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Eumenes was the eldest son and successor of Attalus I Soter (ruled 241-197), and he continued his father's policy of cooperation with Rome.
		In 172 Eumenes visited Rome to denounce Perseus, the king of Macedonia, for allegedly plotting aggressions in the East.
		Eumenes was responsible for the construction of nearly all the main public buildings--together with their splendid sculptures--on the acropolis at Pergamum.
	www.barca.fsnet.co.uk /Eumenes-II.htm (440 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.
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	Index of names: Eu - Ez (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		185/13 embassies from Philippus and Eumenes, the Achaeans and Sparta, and
		182/20 Envoys from Eumenes, Ariarathes, Pharnaces, and Philippus, and from
		158/8_ The death of Eumenes II, and accession of Attalus II.
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	Ethics of the Hellenistic Era by Sanderson Beck
		When Philip II's daughter Cynane arranged for her daughter Eurydice to marry Philip III, Olympias instigated Perdiccas and his brother Alcetas to murder Cynane; but the soldiers were so upset that they had to allow the king to marry Eurydice.
		Leonidas II ruled Sparta alone until he died in 235 BC and was succeeded by his son Cleomenes III, who married Agis' beautiful widow Agiatis and was won over by her to the radical program of social reform.
		When Eumenes II of Pergamum was nearly murdered by agents of Perseus and persuaded the Roman senate to attack Macedonia, the Roman army invaded Greece and took three years to defeat the Macedonians; but in 168 BC largely because Perseus was unwilling to give money to allies, his army was soundly defeated at Pydna.
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	Eumenes II -- Encyclopædia Britannica (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Eumenes was the eldest son and successor of Attalus I Soter (ruled 241–197), and he continued his father's policy of cooperation with Rome.
		He was the son of Eumenes II (reigned 197–159) and nephew of Attalus II Philadelphus (reigned 159–138).
		Mohammad II (Mehmed the Conqueror) (1432–81), Ottoman sultan, born in Adrianople (now Edirne); during rule (1444–46 and 1451–81), captured Constantinople and thus completed the Ottoman destruction of the Byzantine Empire; fourth son of Murad II; restored and repopulated Constantinople after capture in 1453; reorganized Ottoman administration, codified laws, encouraged scholarship...
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	Pergamum and Troy, Turkey - Travel Photos by Galen R Frysinger, Sheboygan, Wisconsin
		Eumenes' cousin and successor, Attalus I Soter, who reigned from 241 to 197 BC, became master of northwestern Asia Minor through his victories over the Gauls and the Seleucid king Antiochus III, the Great, and allying himself with the power of Rome.
		Eumenes II, son of Attalus I, continued the Roman policy of his father and brought most of Asia Minor under his sway.
		To his reign belong the altar of Zeus and the development of the library, founded by his father, where a group of scholars established a school of grammatical study in opposition to the scholars of the Alexandrian library.
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	PERGAMUM - LoveToKnow Article on PERGAMUM
		The wealth of the state and the kings desire,to celebrate his victories by monuments of art led to the rise of the Pergamenian school in sculpture.
		The splendour of Pergamum was at its height under Eumenes II.
		Pergamum was the chief centre of the imperial cult under the early empire, and, in W. Ramsays opinion., was for that reason referred to in Rev. ii.
	www.1911encyclopedia.org /P/PE/PERGAMUM.htm (1147 words)

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		who succeeded Attales the II., handed over his land to in 133 B.C. In Acropolis, the remains that we see on the left hand side while entering the ruins, are the monumental tombs built for the kings of Pergamon during the Hellenistic period.
		When we enter the Acropolis, the remains seen at our left side, are the foundations of Propylon which Eumenes the II.
		This is the abode of Sacred Athena, built during the time of Eumenes the II.
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	Appian's Roman History: The Macedonian Wars
		Eumenes also slandered him on account of his marriages, both of which were with royal families, and for his bridal processions escorted by the whole fleet of Rhodes.
		Many senators, however, blamed Eumenes for causing so great a war on account of his own private grudges and fears, and the Rhodians refused to receive only his among all the representatives of the kings sent to their festival of the sun.
		Eumenes, moved by hatred, envy, and fear, does not scruple to make it a crime on the part of Perseus that he is liked by so many people, that he is a Philhellene, and that he leads the life of a temperate ruler, free from drunkenness and luxury.
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	Pergamon in Mythology (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The neighbouring nations to Pergamon forced Eumenes II to go to war with Bythinia and Pontus.
		Enthrode at the age of sixty, Attalos II, an aged inexperienced ruler, was attacked by Bythnia.
		The people of Pergamon, not happy to live under Roman rule, resisted by giving support to Aristoricos, the bastard son of Eumenes II and a Roman dancer, who led the resistance against Rome for three years.
	www.sanalistanbul.com /Anatolia/Pergamon.html (1158 words)

	Chronology of Greek History After the Peloponnesian War (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Philip II was prevented from marching south at Thermopylae by Phocian troops and allies.
		263 -- Eumenes I succeeded Philetaerus as ruler of Pergamum.
		Eumenes II succeeded Attalus I. 196 -- (Summer) Roman general Flamininus proclaimed the liberation of the Greeks at the Isthmian Games.
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		Attalos I (241-197 BC) and Eumenes II (197-159 BC) extended the kingdom to the rich provinces of Mysia, Lydia, Pamphilya, Phrygia.
		The sections from north to south were the palaces of Attalus I, Eumenes II and Attalus II.
		A double aisled stoa (portico) and a library adjacent to it were added on the east side of the temple precinct under the reign of Eumenes II.
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		Eumenes II also brought the city to the climax of its cultural prominence.
		The Heroon in the Acropolis of Pergamum was the imperial cult or the shrine in which kings of Pergamum, especially Attalus I and Eumenes II, were worshipped.
		The Library of Pergamum, built by Eumenes II, was the second of the three famous ancient libraries.
	www.turkishodyssey.com /places/aegean/Aegean1.htm (2968 words)

	Pergamum - Kusadasi Guide - Historical Places
		With the success of the two kings Attalus I and Eumenes II, Pergamum reached the highest point of its power.
		Heroon in Pergamum was the shrine in which the kings especially Attalus I and Eumenes II were worshipped.
		Eumenes II built the Sanctuary of Athena, dedicated to victory-bringing, in Pergamum which was entered through a propylon.
	www.kusadasi.net /historical/pergamum.htm (409 words)

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		Eumenes' mother Apollonis was the daughter of a Kyzikene, and Miletos was the mother-city of Kyzikos.
		The first three letters were written by Eumenes II (the date of RC 55 is 5 September 163), the next two by Attalus acting on his brother's behalf.
		The author, son of a cavalry officer of Cretan descent, is on military duty; he tells his parents that the Egyptian general of the king, Paos, is shortly to arrive with an army capable of conquering Hermonthis.
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		During the reign of the family of Attalides with the Kings Eumenes I (263 - 241), Attale I (241 - 197), Eumenes II (197 - 159), Attale II, (159 - 138), Attale III (138 - 133) Pergamon became one of the cultural and intellectual centres of the day.
		Eumenes II took the Acropolis in Athens as an example and adorned the Acropolis of Pergamon with works of art reflecting fine taste.
		The Altar of Zeus: King Eumenes II (197-159 B.C.) constructed the Altar of Zeus as a memorial of their victory against the Galatians.
	www.votsalahotel.com /Pergamon.htm (1141 words)

	Art produced in Pergamon (Pergamum)
		The Altar of Zeus was constructed by Eumenes II (197-159 BC) and after his death by Attalus II as a memorial of the victory against the Galatians and taking the Acropolis of Athens as an example.
		The Altar was taken away from Pergamon in 1886 and carried to Germany in Berlin with the permission of the Sultan Abdul Hamid II.
		Eumenes II The Library of Congress: A Modern Altar of Pergamon
	www.mlahanas.de /Greeks/Arts/Pergamon.htm (1376 words)

	MSN Encarta - Search Results - Attalus II (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		Attalus II (220-138 bc), King of Pergamum in succession to his brother Eumenes II (c.
		With the conquest of the East by Alexander the Great, the insularity of Greek art was challenged by artists who selected as viable themes for their...
		One so named was a city of Lydia in Asia Minor, founded in the 2nd century bc by Attalus II Philadelphus, king of Pergamum.
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		Though neither man called himself king, Eumenes I (263-241 BC) Eumenes was followed by his adopted son, Attalus I (241-197 BC) Eumenes II, from being the ruller of a comparatively small city state, Eumenes suddenlyThe glory of Pergamum found himself in control of 5 million
		Nor is the effect incidental: nearly all the buildings were erected during only two reigns, those of Eumenes II and Attalos II (197 to 138 BC), which suggests deliberate and extensive planning.
		Eumenes both emulated Athens and surpassed her by developing an architectural and sculptural manner of color, movement and emotional power.
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		Asia Minor was rewarded to the Attalids.4 The height of the Hellenistic period is generally considered to span the time from the death of Alexander to the establishment of the Roman Empire in 27 B. C.5 The precise date of the altar is uncertain.
		Attalos died in 197 B. and his successor, Eumenes II (197-159 B. C.) soon began to transform Pergamon into an architectural showcase.6 The fragmentary dedication suggests that is belongs before 159 B.
		It is Eumenes II who was considered the patron of the altar, due to this fact, the Altar of Zeus is attributed to the "Second School of Pergamon."8
	www.csuchico.edu /art/contrapposto/contrapposto00/pages/themeperspective/sabedra.html (1727 words)

	Pergamum
		Eumenes II had a two-storey covered walkway built along the length of the eastern and northern sides in the Hellenistic style, to commemorate his successful war against the Seleucids, Celts
		The library, whose entrance used to be on the top floor of the gallery, dates back to the reign of Eumenes II and contains a magnificent reading room measuring 13.53 x 15.35 meters.
		During the reign of Eumenes II, the holding capacity of the library multiplied immensely, and its only equal in the world was the Library of Alexander.
	www.ephesusexcursions.com /pergamum.htm (1253 words)

	Eumenes Ii (International Standard Bible Encyclopedia) :: Bible Tools
		As their ally in the war against Antiochus the Great and in recognition of his signal service at the decisive battle of Magnesia (190 BC), Eumenes II was rewarded with such extensive tracts of country as raised him at once from comparative insignificance to be the sovereign of a great state.
		The Romans are said to have taken "India, and Media and Lydia" from Antiochus and to have given them to Eumenes II.
		Eumenes II cultivated the Roman alliance carefully but became suspected in connection with the affairs of Perseus, the last king of Macedonia.
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	KEO - HISTORY
		The ‘Cardaces Inscription’ is the verbatim copy of a letter sent by the Pergamese king Eumenes to Artemidorus, the prince/governor of Telmessus (or perhaps, all of Lycia), in response to a petition for relief filed by the affected Kurds.
		The colony continued to be a source of conscripts to King Eumenes II at the times of war, in addition to providing permanent frontier guardsmanship.
		Eumenes was assisting the Roman Republican army under Licinius Crassus and Quintus Mucius in their attempt to conquer Greece for Rome from the Macedonian king, Perseus.
	www.kurdistanica.com /english/history/articles-his/his-articles-05.html (2841 words)

	The Third Macedonian Was (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		When Eumenes II complained he was attacked at Delphi by assassins sent by Perseus, the Roman senate declared war on Macedonia in 172 and mobilized against Perseus' army of 43,000.
		Although these actions could have been viewed as the behaviour expected of a Hellenistic monarch, Eumenes of Pergamum suggested to the Senate that Perseus was preparing for war against Rome.
		When Eumenes was returning to Pergamum through Greece, he had an accident which was interpreted as an assassination attempt by Perseus.
	www.barca.fsnet.co.uk /Macedonian3.htm (1664 words)

	Attalid dynasty - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-18)
		The Attalids ruled Pergamon until Attalus III bequeathed the kingdom to the Roman Republic in 133 BC.
		Eumenes I Philetaerus (?) Attalus = Antiochis Eumenes (?)
		Note: the above is taken from Hansen pp.
	en.wikipedia.org /wiki/King_of_Pergamum (142 words)

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