Annexation of Pergamon

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The Annexation of Pergamon was the 133 BCE incorporation of the wealthy Attalid Kingdom in western Asia Minor into the Roman Republic, marking a major expansion of Roman power in the eastern Mediterranean.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Roman territorial expansion
historical event
acquiredFrom Attalid Kingdom
linked to: Attalid dynasty
affectedCity Pergamon
affectedRegion Caria
Ionia
Lydia
Mysia
broaderProcess Romanization of Asia Minor
cause bequest of King Attalus III to the Roman Republic
consequence increased Roman involvement in Greek and Anatolian affairs
strengthening of Roman economic power in the Mediterranean
transfer of Pergamon’s wealth to Rome
countryAcquiring Roman Republic
date 133 BCE
economicImpact integration of Pergamon’s revenues into the Roman tax system
geopoliticalImpact shift of regional dominance from Hellenistic monarchies to Rome
historicalPeriod Hellenistic period
late Roman Republic
involvedPolity Attalid Kingdom
linked to: Attalid dynasty

Roman Republic
languageContext Ancient Greek
Latin
legalBasis royal testament of Attalus III
militaryImpact establishment of a Roman strategic foothold in western Anatolia
partOf Roman expansion in the Hellenistic East
place Asia Minor
Pergamon
western Asia Minor
politicalImpact extension of Roman magistrates’ authority into Asia Minor
predecessorState Attalid Kingdom of Pergamon
linked to: Kingdom of Pergamon
regionAffected eastern Mediterranean
relatedDynasty Attalid dynasty
relatedEvent Revolt of Aristonicus
result creation of the Roman province of Asia
incorporation of the Attalid Kingdom into the Roman Republic
significance beginning of permanent Roman provincial rule in western Asia Minor
major expansion of Roman power in the eastern Mediterranean
statusAfter Roman province
statusBefore independent Hellenistic kingdom
successorState Roman province of Asia
typeOfChange territorial annexation
year 133 BCE

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Roman conquest of the Hellenistic kingdoms hasPart Annexation of Pergamon