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Eumenes

The Columbia Encyclopedia, Sixth Edition
Eumenes , c.361-316 BC, secretary to Philip II of Macedon and to Alexander the Great. A Thracian Greek, he was capable, diplomatic, and eloquent and proved himself able as a general as well as a secretary. After Alexander's death he was given control of Cappadocia and Paphlagonia. In the wars of the Diadochi he threw in his lot with Perdiccas and thus was opposed by Antipater , Antigonus I , Ptolemy I , and Craterus. However, the death of Perdiccas (321 BC) deprived Eumenes of all dependable support. He was defeated in 316 BC by Antigonus, deserted by his troops, and killed. ... Read more
Eumenes II
...plotting with the enemy. Only his death prevented a war between Pergamum and Rome. A vigorous ruler and an adept politician, Eumenes II helped make Pergamum an important cultural center, which included a library that was second only to that of Alexandria. Read more
Eumenes II
...struggle against Perseus ; Rome subsequently withdrew its support, and Eumenes's power and the glory of Pergamum declined. His brother Attalus II became coruler 160 . Eumenes II Eumenes II Eumenes II Read more

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Eumenes of Cardia: A Greek among Macedonians.(Brief article)(Book review)
; Eumenes of Cardia, c. 361-316 BC (secretary to Philip II and Alexander III of Macedon) Eumenes of Cardia--A Greek among Macedonians. Edward M. Anson...pp. 4 maps. $135.00. The title of Edward Anson's book, Eumenes of Cardia, though appropriate and representative, is a... Read more
Publishing milestones.
; ...scrolls. 3000 B.C.: Sumerians use clay tablets as platforms for their form of writing, later switching to papyrus. 150 B.C.: King Eumenes of Pergamon (in Asia) starts to use parchment, a writing surface made from scraped and hardened animal skins, to replace papyrus... Read more
There's no bigger slimeball than an Oxford professor. You're not here as a bum-pinching commie... you're here to fight! HOW THE FATHER OF LASTMINUTE.COM CO-FOUNDER MARTHA LANE FOX SWAPPED HIS HISTORY BOOKS FOR A SPEAR AND A STALLION, REVIEW.
; ...through various characters' eyes: Barsine, his first mistress; Callisthenes, his historian and personal publicist; his secretary, Eumenes; and Thais, once an Athenian courtesan. 'You will have emptied the cinema in seven minutes flat,' Oliver said, 'but it's all... Read more
In Turkish Cliffhanger, It's Tourist Bucks vs. Tourist Muck
; ...that stained the cliffs an unsightly gray. Pamukkale may have been strictly high-toned when it was run as a health spa by King Eumenes II in 200 B.C.; now the barbarians are at the gate, in the form of European, Asian and American tourists who are flocking to... Read more
The search for British self-knowledge could end in the usual muddle
; ...re-erected. Here, in double-lifesize marble, the Giants are something like 80-0 down to the Gods and Goddesses. The local tyrant Eumenes II, who paid for this monument, wanted no exceptions. The altar, far bigger than many temples, was to celebrate his victory... Read more
Greek Fire, Poison Arrows & Scorpion Bombs: Biological and Chemical Warfare in the Ancient World
; ...surrounding desert. Hannibal catapulted earthenware jars filled with venomous snakes during a decisive naval battle against King Eumenes of Pergamum between 190 and 184 BC. One of the greatest current concerns in homeland defense today is the protection of food... Read more
Books for Youth; My Name is Bilal; The Library of Alexandria
; ...Pergamum": when his supply of papyrus was cut off by Ptolemy, in order to stifle the competition from the library at Pegamum, Eumenes, the king of Pergamum, began using parchment, writing materials fashioned from animal skin, a very expensive technique, but... Read more
Best of the best.(Lifestyle)
; ...c175-150BC) Pergamon Museum, Berlin The great Altar of Zeus at Pergamon, on the western coast of modern Turkey, was built by Eumenes II to commemorate his father's victory over the Gauls. The reliefs, now in Berlin, depict the battle of the gods against giants... Read more
Buscan recuperar friso del Partenon.(Cultura)
; ...está siendo construido en el norte de la Acrópolis. La Acrópolis - Propileos - Odeón de Herodes - Stoa de Eumenes - Partenón - Templo de Atenea Nike - Erectión - Asclepión - Teatro de Dioniso Historia 439 a.C Tras nueve a... Read more

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