Description:
Pergamon or Pergamum was an ancient Greek city in modern-day Turkey, in Mysia, north-western Anatolia, 16 miles from the Aegean Sea, located on a promontory on the north side of the river Caicus, that became an important kingdom during the Hellenistic period, under the Attalid dynasty, 281–133 BC. Today, the modern city of Bergama is located nearby.

Keywords:
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Categories:
- Travel > Art and architecture
- Arts/architecture > Historic buildings
- Arts/architecture > Ruins and ancient