{"slug": "attalus-ii-philadelphus", "label": "Attalus II Philadelphus", "wikipedia": "https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Attalus_II_Philadelphus", "wikidata": "https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q312431", "qid": "Q312431", "description": "King of Pergamon", "entries": 7, "years": 7, "span": [-219, -137], "span_label": ["220 BCE", "138 BCE"], "topics": [{"title": "Conflict & Security", "count": 4}, {"title": "Births", "count": 1}, {"title": "Exploration & Expansion", "count": 1}, {"title": "Deaths", "count": 1}], "related": [{"slug": "pergamum", "label": "Pergamum", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "pergamon", "label": "Pergamon", "shared": 3}, {"slug": "ancient-egypt", "label": "Ancient Egypt", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "seleucid", "label": "Seleucid", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "ptolemy-vi-philometor", "label": "Ptolemy VI Philometor", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "antiochus-iv-epiphanes", "label": "Antiochus IV Epiphanes", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "demetrius-i-soter", "label": "Demetrius I Soter", "shared": 2}, {"slug": "syria", "label": "Syria", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "medes", "label": "Medes", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "turkey", "label": "Turkey", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "anatolia", "label": "Anatolia", "shared": 1}, {"slug": "bithynia", "label": "Bithynia", "shared": 1}], "items": [{"year": -219, "year_label": "220 BCE", "section": "Births", "date": null, "text": "Attalus II Philadelphus, king of Pergamon (d. 138 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1360598324#Births", "title": "220 BC", "revid": 1360598324, "section": "Births"}}, {"year": -188, "year_label": "189 BCE", "section": "Exploration & Expansion", "date": null, "text": "The city of Philadelphia (now Alaşehir, Turkey) is founded by King Eumenes II of Pergamon. Eumenes names the city after his brother, Attalus, whose loyalty earns him the nickname, \"Philadelphus\", literally meaning \"one who loves his brother\".", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1370483432#Asia_Minor", "title": "189 BC", "revid": 1370483432, "section": "Events › By place › Asia Minor"}}, {"year": -158, "year_label": "159 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "Attalus II Philadelphus succeeds his brother Eumenes II as king of Pergamon.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1282394740#Greece", "title": "159 BC", "revid": 1282394740, "section": "Events › Greece"}}, {"year": -153, "year_label": "154 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "After a two-year struggle, Attalus II Philadelphus of Pergamum is finally able to defeat Prusias II, the aggressive king of Bithynia in northern Anatolia. He is assisted in his battle against Prusias II by Ariarathes V of Cappadocia (who has sent his son Demetrius to command his forces) and by the Romans.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1344836272#Asia_Minor", "title": "154 BC", "revid": 1344836272, "section": "Events › By place › Asia Minor"}}, {"year": -152, "year_label": "153 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The Seleucid king Demetrius I Soter's relations with Attalus II Philadelphus of Pergamum and Ptolemy VI Philometor of Egypt deteriorate to the point where they support a rival claimant to the Syrian throne, Alexander Balas, who claims to be the son of the former Seleucid king Antiochus IV Epiphanes and, therefore, a first cousin of Demetrius. He has been \"discovered\" by Heracleides, a former minister of Antiochus IV and brother of Timarchus, who has been executed by Demetrius I Soter in 160 BC after leading a revolt against him in Media.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1342803245#Seleucid_Empire", "title": "153 BC", "revid": 1342803245, "section": "Events › By place › Seleucid Empire"}}, {"year": -149, "year_label": "150 BCE", "section": "Conflict & Security", "date": null, "text": "The pretender to the Seleucid throne, Alexander Balas, who claims to be the son of the late Antiochus IV, defeats the Seleucid king, Demetrius I Soter, in battle and kills him. The Roman Senate, along with Attalus II Philadelphus of Pergamum and Ptolemy VI Philometor of Egypt, support Alexander Balas and he becomes the ruler of the Seleucid Empire. Demetrius I Soter's son, Demetrius, goes into exile in Crete.", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1210509839#Seleucid_Empire", "title": "150 BC", "revid": 1210509839, "section": "Events › By place › Seleucid Empire"}}, {"year": -137, "year_label": "138 BCE", "section": "Deaths", "date": null, "text": "Attalus II Philadelphus, king of Pergamon (b. 220 BC)", "cite": {"url": "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1361991985#Deaths", "title": "138 BC", "revid": 1361991985, "section": "Deaths"}}]}