Eumenes III
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Eumenes III was a pretender to the throne of Pergamon. He led the revolt against the Pergamene regime and found success early on, seizing various cities near the coast of Anatolia, including the islan
The statue of Eumenes III in Bergama, İzmir, Turkey
War of Aristonicus
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The War of Aristonicus was a military conflict between the Roman Republic, with its allies, and Aristonicus, also called Eumenes III, a claimant to the Pergamene throne. Attalus III, Permagene king un
Eumenes III
…Greek: Εὐμένης Γʹ; (died 129 BC) originally named Aristonicus; in Greek Aristonikos Ἀριστόνικος) was a pretender to the throne of Pergamon. He led the revolt against the Pergamene regime and found success early on, seizing various cities near the coast of Anatolia, including the island of Samos, and killing…
Portrait of either Attalus II or Attalus III. The death of Attalus III in 133 BC, along with his will bequeathing the kingdom to Rome, precipitated the conflict.
Quickly after Attalus III's death, Aristonicus took control of the mints and issued cistophoric tetradrachms under his own authority. This example is dated between 133 and 131 BC.