Hellenistic
There are 1575 items in Hellenistic:
Pella, Reconstruction of a door |
Pella, Relief of a veteran named Hephaestion, a returning soldier of Alexander the Great |
Pella, Relief of two talking women |
Pella, Wall painting |
Pergamene capital |
Pergamene copy of the Alcamenes herm |
Unidentified Pergamene ruler |
Pergamon
Pergamon (Greek: τὸ Πέργαμον; Latin Pergamum): city in Teuthrania, famous for a sanctuary of Asclepius, important during the Hellenistic age under the Attalid dynasty. Modern Bergama.Origin …Pergamon (2)
Attalus I: Independence When Attalus became ruler of Pergamon (241 BCE), the Galatians demanded the tribute that they had come to expect from Eumenes. This time, however, it was refused.note[Livy, History of Rome 38.16.14.] War broke out, and Eumenes was victorious.…Pergamon (3)
Attalus II: Consolidation Attalus II Philadelphus Attalus II Philadelphus ("the man who loves his brother") succeeded to the throne of his brother…
The Pergamon Altar on a coin |
Pergamon Altar, Athena |