CLST 335 Lecture 11: Lecture11
15 Mar 2017
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It is possible that philetairos was not greek at all, but had successfully hellenised. Founder was half greek or not greek at all, born in small town of northern asia minor. Philetairos (strong evidence showing he was a eunuch) served under general of. Antigonos the one-eyed, then followed him when he joined lysimachos. Bacme commander of fortress of pergamon and treasured of king lysimachos (married to arsione ii and she ruined him and is reason philetairos shifts alliance; she also married ptolemy keraunos and then married philadelphos) Murder of seleukos i at hands of ptolemy keraunos. Philetairos succeed by eumenes, his nephew: continued policy of his uncle, becoming more independent from seleukid king by establishing good relations with neighbouring poelis and hiring mercenaries, eventually he declared independent of pergamon and resisted attack of. Antiochos i: did not take title of king because he had not had prestigious victory, his coins bear portrait and name of philetairos.
