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Pergamon

Also known as Pergamum, Pergamos

Pergamon or Pergamum ( or ; ), also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos (), was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Aeolis. It is located from the modern coastline of the Aegean Sea on a promontory on the north side of the river Caicus (modern-day Bakırçay) and northwest of the modern city of Bergama, Turkey.

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Pergamon was a wealthy and influential ancient Greek city located in what is now northwestern Turkey, positioned on a hilltop near the Aegean Sea and the Caicus River. It matters historically as an important center of Greek civilization and power in the ancient world, representing the cultural and economic achievements of Hellenistic society.

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Ancient site.name: Pergamon
Ancient site.native_name: Πέργαμον
Ancient site.native_name_lang: grc
Ancient site.alternate_name: Pergamum
Ancient site.image: 270px
Ancient site.caption: Acropolis of Pergamon
Ancient site.map_type: Turkey
Ancient site.map_size: 270
Ancient site.location: Bergama, İzmir Province, Turkey
Ancient site.region: Aeolis
Ancient site.type: Settlement
Ancient site.cultures: Greek
Ancient site.occupants: Epigonus, Sosus of Pergamon, Aelius Nicon, Galen
Ancient site.condition: Ruined
Ancient site.ownership: Public
Ancient site.public_access: Yes
UNESCO World Heritage Site.child: yes
UNESCO World Heritage Site.Official_name: Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape

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Area: 426.928
Image: Temple of Trajan, Pergamon 01.jpg

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Commons category: Pergamon
native label: τὸ Πέργαμον
inception: 0800-00-00
P8168: Caroline Costa
P12749: Archduke Leo Karl of Austria

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39 sections

Contents

Location
History
Pre-Hellenistic period
Hellenistic period
Roman period
Byzantine period
Pergamon in myth
History of research and excavation
Main sights
Upper Acropolis
Pergamon Altar
Theatre
Temple of Trajan (Traianeum)
Temple of Dionysus
Temple of Athena
Library
Other structures
Lower Acropolis
Gymnasium
Sanctuary of Hera
Sanctuary of Demeter
Other structures
At the foot of the Acropolis
Sanctuary of Asclepius (Asclepieion)
Serapis Temple
Infrastructure and housing
Housing
Open spaces
Streets and bridges
Water supply
Inscriptions
Notable people
See also
Notes
References
Bibliography
Further reading
''Altertümer von Pergamon''
External links

During the Hellenistic period, it became the capital of the Kingdom of Pergamon in 281–133 BC under the Attalid dynasty, who transformed it into one of the major cultural centres of the Greek world. The remains of many of its monuments are still visible today, most notably the masterpiece of the Pergamon Altar. Pergamon was the northernmost of the seven churches of Asia cited in the New Testament Book of Revelation.