Attal I Soter

Attal I Soter ( Greek: Άτταλος Α ο Σωτήρ ; 269 - 197 BC ) is a Pergamon ruler from the Attalid dynasty, who inherited power from Uncle Eumenes in 241 and assumed the royal title in 230.

Attal I Soter
Άτταλος Α 'ο Σωτήρ
Bust of Attal I Soter Pergamon Museum , Berlin
King of Pergamum 241 - 197 BC e.
Predecessor	Eumenes I
Successor	Eumenes II
Birth	269 ​​BC e. ( -269 )
Death	197 BC e. ( -197 )
Kind	Attalids
Father	Attal
Mother	Antiochid
Spouse	Apollonida
Children	1. Eumenes II 2. Attal II 3. Fileter 4. Athenaeum
Awards	[d] ( 276 BC )

The son of a princess from the Seleucid family, Attal was the first of the Attalids to claim the royal title. He refused to pay tribute to the Asia Minor Celts ( Galatians ) and, having defeated them under the walls of Pergamum, he began to call himself king. His ambition aroused the suspicion of Antiochus Gieraks , and during the ensuing war Attal ousted the Seleucids from Asia Minor to Cilicia .

In the years 228-222. The Seleucids were able to regain their lost possessions in Anatolia, partly because Attal was busy confronting the Macedonian king Philip V. He sided with Rome during the first and second Macedonian wars , and also stood up for the Rodos oppressed by Philip, but died shortly before the final defeat of his main enemy.