Attalus III Philometor Euergetes was the last Attalid king of Pergamon, ruling from 138 BC to 133 BC.
Attalus III (or II), 150/152 BC from Antikensammlung in Berlin.
The Kingdom of Pergamon, Pergamene Kingdom, or Attalid kingdom was a Greek state during the Hellenistic period that ruled much of the Western part of Asia Minor from its capital city of Pergamon. It w
Attalus III
…Attalus III (Greek: Ἄτταλος Γ΄) Philometor Euergetes (c. 170 BC – 133 BC) was the last Attalid king of Pergamon, ruling from 138 BC to 133 BC. Attalus III was the son of king Eumenes II and his queen Stratonice of Pergamon, and he was the nephew…
Theatre of Pergamon, one of the steepest theatres in the world, has a capacity of 10,000 people and was constructed in the 3rd century BC.
Pergamon's expansion after Roman victory in the Roman–Seleucid War. Rome was eager to weaken the Seleucids by awarding territory to the weaker and Roman-allied Pergamon.