Eumenes I

Portrait of Eumenes I of Pergamon (Rijksmuseum van Oudheden, Leiden)

Eumenes I: Attalid king of Pergamon, ruled 263-241.

Successor of: Philetaerus

Relatives:

Father: Eumenes, brother of Philetaerus
Mother: Satyra

Main deeds:

Adopted by Philetaerus.
263: Succeeds Philetaerus as lord of Pergamon and the valley of the Caicus; he behaves too independent in view of the Seleucid king Antiochus I Soter, who declares war.
261: Antiochus defeated.
Eumenes remains friendly to Antiochus' successor Antiochus II Theos; although is an ally of Ptolemy II Philadelphus of Egypt in the Second Syrian War; and he pays tribute to the Galatians.
He adopts Attalus.
241: Death. Games are instituted in his honor, the Eumenia.

Succeeded by: Attalus I Soter

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