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Eumenes II (born before 220 BC, died 160 BC or 159 BC) eldest son of Attalus I Soter king of Pergamon, whom he succeeded in 197 BC. He was the fourth of the Attalid dynasts, and the second to be called king. He continued his father's policy of cooperation with Rome, and he raised the small kingdom of Pergamon, which he inherited, to the height of it's power, rivaling "the largest dynasties of his day".1*

Early life
He was born sometime before 220 BC.3* He was the son of Attalus I Soter, the third of the Attalid dynasts, and Appollonis of Cyzicus. He had three brothers Attalus, Philetaerus and Athenaeus.4* His father's houshold was famous for domestic tranquility. Several ancient sources praise the upringing and the good relations enjoyed by Eumenes and his brothers.5*

Attalus I reigned from 241 BC to 197 BC

He was the namesake of Eumenes II, the second of the Attalid dynasts, who reigned from 263 BC to 241 BC.

Facts with footnotes

 * 1) Born before 220 BC. 3*
 * 2) Mother and brothers. 4*
 * 3) Raised the kingdom of Pergamon to the height of it's power.1*
 * 4) Strabo says "territory of Pergamum did not include many places that extended as far as the sea at the Elaïtic and Adramyttene Gulfs"2*
 * 5) Happy home. 5*