Eumenes II
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Eumenes II (reigned 197—159 BC) was a dynastic ruler of the city of Pergamum (today’s Bergama) in Asia Minor (today’s Turkey). He was a loyal ally of the Roman Empire. As a result of various battles in which he provided military support to the Romans, or the Romans provided support to him, Eumenes II was given the regions of Phrygia, Lydia, Pisidia, Pamphylia, and parts of Lycia from the Romans.
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