Eumenes I of Pergamon

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 he 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