- Pergamon, also spelt Pergamum, was an ancient Greek city whose Ruins are located next to the modern city of Bergama in modern Turkey. It is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- It was the first capital of the Roman Province of Asia, until it was replaced by Ephesus. Pergamon had a population of c. 200,000.
Library of Pergamon
- The Library of Pergamon, was the second most important of the Libraries of the Ancient World, after the Great Library of Alexandria.
- It held over 200,000 scrolls.
Greek and Roman Sites
- Upper Acropolis
- Pergamon Altar
- Greek Theatre
- with seathing for 10,000 spectators.
- Temple of Dionysus
- Temple of Athena
- Library of Pergamon
- The Royal Palaces
- The Herron
- An Altar to worship the Greek Kings.
- The Upper Agora
- Roman Baths
- Diodorus Pasporos Heroon
- Arsenals
- Roman Sites
- Trajaneum
- Temple to Trajan and Zeus Philios.
- Roman Baths
- Trajaneum
- Lower Acropolis
- Gymnasium
- Sanctuary of Hera
- Sanctuary of Demeter
- House of Attalus
- Lower Agora
- Gate of Eumenes
- 3 miles (5km) below the Acropolis:
- The Sanctuary of Asclepius
- Roman Theatre
- North Stoa
- South Stoa
- Temple of Asclepius
- Temple of Telesphorus
- A healing spring
- Underground passage
- Library
- Via Tecta
- a colonnaded Sacred Way to the Sanctuary
- A Gate known as the Propylon
- 0.5 miles (1km) south of the Acropolis:
- Temple of Isis and Serapis
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