Pergamon: Hellenistic Royal Building Program (3rd–2nd centuries BCE)

1. Philetaerus establishes Attalid rule at Pergamon

   Jan 1, 282 BCELabels: Philetaerus, Pergamon

   • Kingdom Pergamon
   • UNESCO Decision

2. Demeter sanctuary renovated under early Attalids

   Jan 1, 270 BCELabels: Sanctuary of, Philetaerus

   • Pitt Dissertation

3. Attalus I promotes victory imagery after Galatian wars

   Jan 1, 238 BCELabels: Attalus I, Galatian Wars

   • Britannica Eumenes
   • Ludovisi Gaul

4. Pergamon’s theater built in late 3rd century BCE

   Jan 1, 225 BCELabels: Pergamon Theater, Acropolis

   • Theatre Archive
   • UNESCO Decision

5. Eumenes II launches major acropolis building phase

   Jan 1, 197 BCELabels: Eumenes II, Acropolis

   • Britannica Eumenes
   • UNESCO Decision

6. Treaty of Apamea expands Pergamene resources

   Jan 1, 188 BCELabels: Treaty of, Pergamon

   • Britannica Eumenes

7. Madradağ high-pressure aqueduct supplies the acropolis

   Jan 1, 175 BCELabels: Madrada Aqueduct, Eumenes II

   • ITIA Aqueduct
   • Pergamon site

8. Pergamon’s large terraced gymnasium develops

   Jan 1, 170 BCELabels: Gymnasium, Acropolis

   • Cambridge Attalids
   • Pergamon site

9. Library of Pergamum developed under Eumenes II

   Jan 1, 170 BCELabels: Library of, Eumenes II

   • Library Pergamum
   • UNESCO Decision

10. Great Altar of Pergamon built in 160s BCE

    Jan 1, 165 BCELabels: Great Altar, Eumenes II

    • Cambridge Altar
    • Pergamon Altar

11. Attalus II gifts the Stoa of Attalos to Athens

    Jan 1, 150 BCELabels: Stoa of, Attalus II

    • Stoa of Attalos

12. Attalus III bequeaths Pergamon to Rome

    Jan 1, 133 BCELabels: Attalus III, Rome

    • Kingdom Pergamon
    • OGIS 332

13. War of Aristonicus contests the Roman inheritance

    Jan 1, 129 BCELabels: Aristonicus, War of

    • War Aristonicus
    • Kingdom Pergamon