Eumenes II, king of Pergamon. Ruled 197 - 159 BCE. Oversaw the expansion of his kingdom by remaining faithful to the Romans.
Since Pergamon's founding in the 3rd century BCE by a stroke of good fortune (and a serious amount of cash), the city increased its territory by attaching itself to regional powers.
Once they saw the beginnings of the decline of the Seleucid Empire due to its sheer size and overstretched army, the Attalid dynasty began to look west for allies to help maintain its independence.
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