Eumenes II.

Eumenes II ( 221 BC *, † 158 BC) was king of Pergamon from the family of Attalids.

Eumenes II was the eldest son of Attalus I and the Apollonis. He could push back the influence of the Galatians, and extended his empire as far as the Taurus. Through an alliance with Rome, he scored after the Peace of Apamea 188 BC, which had the displacement of the Seleucids in Asia Minor a result, the political hegemony in Anatolia. In wars against the kingdoms of Bithynia and Pontus, he was able to defend the newly won position of power. In the Greek world, he distinguished himself as a benefactor ( Euergetes ) to find recognition for his dynasty. He caused probably the construction of the Pergamon Altar.