Aristonicus of Pergamon

Aristonicus led a rebellion of slaves and the poor in the Kingdom of Pergamon after the death of King Attalus III, who had bequeathed the kingdom to Rome. He established a utopian state called Heliopolis (City of the Sun) based on equality.

Roman forces under consul Marcus Perperna defeated Aristonicus's army at Stratonicea in Lydia. The rebel leader was captured after the battle, ending the Heliopolis revolt.

Aristonicus was taken to Rome as a prisoner and executed by strangulation in the Tullianum prison. His death marked the final suppression of the Heliopolis revolt and the consolidation of Roman control over the former Kingdom of Pergamon.