Attalid

[ at-l-id ]

noun

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

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of Attalid¹

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

Example Sentences

Sagalassos had become a city-state of the Hellenistic Attalid Kingdom.

From New York Times

In 133 Rome entered formally upon the heritage of the Attalid kingdom and became the dominant power in the Hellenism under Roman sway.

From Project Gutenberg

As to the cities outside Greece, within or around the royal realms, Seleucid, Ptolemaic or Attalid, their degree of freedom probably differed widely according to circumstances.

From Project Gutenberg

With the rise of the Attalid dynasty of Pergamum, a system of Pergamene foundation begins to oppose the Seleucid in the interior, bearing such names as Attalia, Philetaeria, 243 Eumenia, Apollonis.

From Project Gutenberg

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

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