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Encyclopedia > Attalos II
Preceded by:
Eumenes II		 Attalid Ruler Succeeded by:
Attalus III

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Eumenes II took acropolis of Athens as an example and had the acropolis of Pergamon adorned with works of art which reflected fine taste, and Pergamon became one of the most graceful cities of the world.
Attalos III who succeeded Attalos II, handed over his land to the Romans when he died in 133 B.C. In the Acropolis, the remains that you see on the left hand side while going in, are the monumental tombs or heroons built for the kings of Pergamon during the Hellenistic period.
Eumenes II (197-159 BC) constructed it as a memorial of the victory against the Galatians.
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Enthroned at the age of sixty, Attalos II, an aged inexperienced ruler, was attacked by Bythnia.
In 138 BC Attalos II died, and was succeeded by his cousin Attalos III.
He was the bastard son of Eumenes II and a Roman dancer, who led the resistance against Rome for three years.
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