Attalus II (220-138 BC), nicknamed Philadelphus (who loves his brother), was King of Pergamon (from the Attalids) of 159 BC. until his death.
He was a younger son of Attalus I, and before 160 BC. he distinguished himself as a skilled military and diplomat, but especially as a particularly loyal servant of his brother Eumenes II, even though he had already been able to dispel them from 168, with the support of the Romans. In addition, he has been thanking his nickname. After he eventually succeeded his brother, he continued the politics of his immediate predecessors and played the role of watchdog for the Romans in the East. Thus, he supported and armed the pretendent Alexander Balas in battle to conquer the throne of the Seleucids on Demetrius I. As "opposition," Attalus could count on Roman support for both his wars against Bithynia. The (reconstructed) Attalus Stoa on the Athenian agora ...
Like all members of his family, Attalus II was extremely interested in art and literature. As a gratifying reminder of the philosophical education he had enjoyed as a young prince in Athens, he at his expense built the Attoa Stoa of Attorney on the Agora of Athens.
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