Attalus I

Attălus in Harpers Dictionary of Classical Antiquities

Son of Attalus, a brother of Philetaerus, succeeded his cousin Eumenes I., and reigned B.C. 241-197. He took part with the Romans in the struggle against Philip and the Achaeans. He was a wise and just prince, and was distinguished by his patronage of literature....

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Attalus I in Wikipedia

Attalus I (Greek: Ἄτταλος), surnamed Soter (Greek: Σωτὴρ, "Savior"; 269 BC – 197 BC)[1] ruled Pergamon, an Ionian Greek polis (what is now Bergama, Turkey), first as dynast, later as king, from 241 BC to 197 BC. He was the second cousin and the adoptive son of Eumenes I,[2] whom he succeeded, and was the first of the Attalid dynasty to assume the t...

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