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His father Attalus was the son of a brother (also called Attalus) of both Philetaerus, the founder of the Attalid dynasty, and Eumenes, the father of Eumenes I, Philetaerus' successor. [5] The elder Attalus is recorded, along with his uncles, as providing generous donations to Delphi . [ 6 ]
Attalus was born in Lower Macedonia in 390 BC. [1] In 338 BC, [2] Attalus's adopted niece Cleopatra Eurydice married king Philip II of Macedonia. It is said that at the wedding, Attalus made a prayer that Cleopatra may give birth to a legitimate male heir to Philip. This was seen as a direct insult to Alexander the Great. [3] [4] [5] [6]
Attalus III, ruled 138 BC–133 BC; Attalus, father of Philetaerus the founder of the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon; Attalus, father of Attalus I of Pergamon; Attalus (general) (390–336 BC), courtier and general of Philip II of Macedonia; Attalus (son of Andromenes) (fl. 330–317 BC), general of Alexander the Great and Perdiccas
By 220 BC, Attalus I is recorded as holding important games in Athena's honor, and likely expanding the precincts of Athena's temple. At some point at either the end of Attalus I's rule or near the start of Eumenes II's rule, Athena was given the local title Nikephoros, "bestower of victory." Eumenes II would create a magnificent new two-story ...
Ulpiana. Archaeology of Kosovo as a field of study and research was started in the second half of the 20th century. Kosovo's field of archaeology has developed in tandem with the historical study, studies of ancient authors' sources, classic philological studies, theological data research, topographic studies and ground survey, analysis of toponyms, deciphering of epigraphic and ...
Attalus of Macedonia may refer to: Attalus (general) of Philip and Alexander; Attalus (son of Andromenes) of Alexander and Perdiccas This page was last edited on 27 ...
The fortress is situated on the eastern part of Gadime e Epërme village. The site was archaeologically investigated during the 1973–1974, which resulted with the documented remains of the Copper Age, respectively the Bubanj Sallkuca–Krivadol culture occupation. Also the fortress was reused during the Late Iron Age.
The Central Balkans was prior to the Roman conquest held by Illyrians, Thracians and Celts, [8] [9] while the Kosovo region was specifically inhabited by the Triballi, a Thracian tribe. [10] 87–27 BC: The Dardani settled in the southwest of Triballi area in 87BC. [10] The Dardani were possibly an Illyro-Thracian. [11]