Attalid dynasty
The
Attalid dynasty was a
Greek dynasty that ruled the city of
Pergamum after the death of
Lysimachus, a general of
Alexander the Great. One of Lysimachus' officers, Philetairos, took control of the city in
282 BC. The later Attalids were descended from his father, and they expanded the city into a kingdom. Attalus I proclaimed himself King in the 230s BC, following his victories over the Gauls. The Attalids ruled Pergamum until
Attalus III bequeathed the kingdom to the
Roman Republic in
133 BC.
Attalid Dynasty of Pergamum