Pergamum Is Transferred to Rome
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- Series: Great Events from History: The Ancient World, Prehistory-476
- Categories: Government and Politics, Military History, Land Acquisition and Expansion, Territory Redistribution
- Subcategories: Kings, Queens, Kingdoms, Monarchy, Empires, Dynasties, Roman Empire, Ancient Rome
- Curriculum: Middle Eastern History, Western Civilization/European History, Ancient History
- Geographical Location: Turkey, Asia Minor
- Date: 133
Article abstract: Political control of the kingdom of Pergamum was transferred from the Seleucid Empire to Rome, allowing for the expansion of Roman imperialism.
Summary of Event
The kingdom of Pergamum was originally part of the Seleucid state carved out of the empire of Alexander the Great (356-323 b.c.e.). When Philetaerus, a satrap (governor, a title taken over from the Persians) in the Seleucid Empire, detached the area, he founded what came to be known as the Attalid Dynasty; the name comes from the first king, Attalus I (r. 241-197 b.c.e.). In any...
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