After Alexander

58- Attalus to the Rescue!

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After Hierax evicted Seleucus from Anatolia, the peninsula descended into chaos. But one of the monarchs of the Hellenistic period would not stand for that. It's time for Attalus I of Pergamon to step up to the plate...


Sources for this episode:


  • Bevan, E. R. (1902), The House of Seleucus (Vol. I). London: Edward Arthur.
  • Grainger, J. D., (2014), The Rise of the Seleukid Empire (323- 223 BCE), Seleukos I to Seleukos III. Barnsley: Pen & Sword Books Ltd. (eBook).
  • Norwich, J. J. (2013), A Short History of Byzantium. London: The Penguin Group.
  • Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Attalus I (online) (Accessed 29/02/2024).
  • Author unknown, Wikipedia (date unknown), Kingdom of Pergamon (online) (Accessed 01/03/2024).
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