Eumenes II

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Eumenes II was a Hellenistic king of Pergamon in the 2nd century BCE, noted for expanding his kingdom’s power and transforming Pergamon into a major cultural and artistic center.

All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Eumenes II of Pergamon 17
Eumenes II canonical 13
King Eumenes II of Pergamon 1

How this entity was disambiguated

Statements (49)

Predicate Object
instanceOf Attalid dynasty ruler ⓘ
Hellenistic ruler ⓘ
King of Pergamon ⓘ
ally Rhodes ⓘ
Roman Republic ⓘ
associatedWith Pergamon Acropolis ⓘ
benefitedFrom Treaty of Apamea ⓘ
birthPlace Pergamon ⓘ
burialPlace Pergamon ⓘ
capital Pergamon ⓘ
child Attalus III ⓘ
citizenship Pergamon ⓘ
commissioned Great Altar of Zeus at Pergamon ⓘ
countryRuled Kingdom of Pergamon ⓘ
culture Hellenistic Greek ⓘ
deathPlace Pergamon ⓘ
dynasty Attalid dynasty ⓘ
era 2nd century BCE ⓘ
father Attalus I ⓘ
givenName Eumenes ⓘ
knownFor large-scale building projects in Pergamon ⓘ
transforming Pergamon into a major cultural center ⓘ
mother Apollonis of Cyzicus ⓘ
notableFor alliance with the Roman Republic ⓘ
expansion of the Kingdom of Pergamon ⓘ
patronage of arts and culture ⓘ
opponent Antiochus III the Great ⓘ
Macedon ⓘ
Seleucid Empire ⓘ
participatedIn Battle of Magnesia ⓘ
Roman–Seleucid War ⓘ
patronOf Great Altar of Pergamon ⓘ
Pergamon Library ⓘ
linked to: Library of Pergamon
positionHeld King of Pergamon ⓘ
predecessor Attalus I ⓘ
regionRuled Mysia ⓘ
parts of western Asia Minor ⓘ
reignEnd 159 BCE ⓘ
reignStart 197 BCE ⓘ
religion Ancient Greek religion ⓘ
sibling Athenaeus (Attalid prince) ⓘ
Attalus II Philadelphus ⓘ
Philetaerus (Attalid prince) ⓘ
spouse Stratonice of Cappadocia ⓘ
successor Attalus II Philadelphus ⓘ
supportedBy Roman Senate ⓘ
territorialExpansion parts of Asia Minor formerly held by the Seleucids ⓘ
title Basileus ⓘ
usedLanguage Ancient Greek ⓘ

How these facts were elicited

Referenced by (31)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Pergamon → governedBy → Eumenes II ⓘ
Antiochus III the Great → opponent → Eumenes II of Pergamon ⓘ
linked to: Eumenes II
Pergamon Altar frieze → commissionedBy → Eumenes II of Pergamon ⓘ
linked to: Eumenes II
Hierapolis → foundedBy → Eumenes II of Pergamon ⓘ
linked to: Eumenes II
Kingdom of Pergamon → ruler → Eumenes II ⓘ
Attalus I of Pergamon → successor → Eumenes II of Pergamon ⓘ
linked to: Eumenes II
Attalus I of Pergamon → child → Eumenes II of Pergamon ⓘ
linked to: Eumenes II
Attalid dynasty → hasMonarch → Eumenes II ⓘ
Altar of Zeus at Pergamon → commissionedBy → Eumenes II of Pergamon ⓘ
subject linked to: altar of Zeus
linked to: Eumenes II
Attalus II Philadelphus → sibling → Eumenes II ⓘ
Acropolis of Pergamon → developedUnder → Eumenes II ⓘ
subject linked to: acropolis of Pergamon
Attalus III → father → Eumenes II ⓘ
Pharnaces I of Pontus → opponent → Eumenes II of Pergamon ⓘ
linked to: Eumenes II
Battle of Magnesia → commander → Eumenes II of Pergamon ⓘ
linked to: Eumenes II
Battle of Magnesia → allyOfRome → Eumenes II of Pergamon ⓘ
linked to: Eumenes II
Kingdom of Bithynia under Prusias II → diplomaticRelationWith → Eumenes II of Pergamon ⓘ
linked to: Eumenes II
Prusias II of Bithynia → conflictWith → Eumenes II of Pergamon ⓘ
linked to: Eumenes II
Philadelphia (ancient city) → foundedBy → King Eumenes II of Pergamon ⓘ
linked to: Eumenes II
Library of Pergamon → patron → Eumenes II of Pergamon ⓘ
linked to: Eumenes II
Library of Pergamon → foundedBy → Eumenes II of Pergamon ⓘ
linked to: Eumenes II
Apollonis of Cyzicus → motherOf → Eumenes II ⓘ
Apollonis of Cyzicus → child → Eumenes II ⓘ
Attalus II Philadelphus → brother → Eumenes II of Pergamon ⓘ
subject linked to: Philadelphus
linked to: Eumenes II
Attalus II Philadelphus → predecessor → Eumenes II of Pergamon ⓘ
subject linked to: Philadelphus
linked to: Eumenes II
Altar of Zeus in Pergamon → constructedUnder → Eumenes II of Pergamon ⓘ
linked to: Eumenes II
Stratonice of Cappadocia → spouse → Eumenes II of Pergamon ⓘ
linked to: Eumenes II