Attălus, i, m., = Ἄτταλος.
I.A The name of several kings of Pergamos , the most renowned of whom , both from his wealth and his discovery of the art of weaving cloth from gold , was Attalus III. , who made the Roman people his heir , Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196; 33, 11, 53, § 148; Flor. 2, 20, 2; 3, 12, 3; Hor. C. 2, 18, 5.—Hence,
B Attălĭcus , a, um, adj., of or pertaining to Attalus , Attalian : urbes, i. e. Pergamean , Hor. Ep. 1, 11, 5: Attalicas supera vestes, woven with gold , Prop. 4, 17, 19: Porticus aulaeis nobilis Attalicis, id. 3, 30, 12; Sil. 14, 659.—Also absol. : Attălĭca , ōrum, n. (sc. vestimenta), garments of inwoven gold : Aurum intexere in eādem Asiā invenit Attalus rex, unde nomen Attalicis, Plin. 8, 48, 74, § 196: torus, ornamented with such cloth or tapestry , Prop. 3, 5, 6; 5, 5, 24.—Meton., rich , splendid , brilliant : Attalicis condicionibus Numquam dimoveas, etc., Hor. C. 1, 1, 12: divitiae, Tert. Jejun. 15 fin. —
II A general of Alexander the Great , Curt. 4, 13. —
III A Macedonian , enemy of Alexander , Curt. 6, 9.