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Eumenes II

221 BC - 159 BC

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Eumenes II Soter (; Ancient Greek: Εὐμένης Σωτήρ; ruled 197–159 BC) was a ruler of Pergamon, and a son of Attalus I Soter and queen Apollonis and a member of the Attalid dynasty of Pergamon. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Eumenes II is the 2,918th most popular politician (down from 2,458th in 2019), the 331st most popular biography from Türkiye (down from 295th in 2019) and the 178th most popular Turkish Politician.

Eumenes II was a ruler of Pergamon, who ruled from 197 BC to 159 BC. He is most famous for his construction of the Library of Pergamum.

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Among POLITICIANS

Among politicians, Eumenes II ranks 2,918 out of 19,576Before him are Algirdas Brazauskas, Philip the Tetrarch, Fausta, Alix of France, Senedj, and Milan I of Serbia. After him are Prem Tinsulanonda, Alexander Karađorđević, Prince of Serbia, Apries, Pavlo Skoropadskyi, Ferdinand Philippe, Duke of Orléans, and Reccared I.

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Among people born in 221 BC, Eumenes II ranks 1 Among people deceased in 159 BC, Eumenes II ranks 2Before him is Terence. After him are Artaxias I, Pharnaces I of Pontus, Sauromaces I of Iberia, and Kātyāyana.

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In Türkiye

Among people born in Türkiye, Eumenes II ranks 331 out of 1,347Before him are Gennadius Scholarius (1400), Theophilus of Antioch (140), Andronikos V Palaiologos (1400), Calouste Gulbenkian (1869), Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1010), and Andranik (1865). After him are Libanius (314), Aristagoras (-600), Seleucus IV Philopator (-217), Eutyches (380), Thomas Palaiologos (1409), and Philo of Byzantium (-280).

Among POLITICIANS In Türkiye

Among politicians born in Türkiye, Eumenes II ranks 178Before him are Ayşe Sultan (1541), Attalus II Philadelphus (-220), Eudokia Makrembolitissa (1021), Bülent Ecevit (1925), Andronikos V Palaiologos (1400), and Michael IV the Paphlagonian (1010). After him are Aristagoras (-600), Seleucus IV Philopator (-217), Thomas Palaiologos (1409), Candaules (-800), Antiochus VII Sidetes (-159), and Aspar (400).