Pergamon, Turkey

Pergamon, Turkey

Pergamon Turkey

Pergamon (pronounced PUR-guh-mun or PUR-guh-mon), also known as Pergamos or Pergamum (PUR-guh-mum), was a wealthy and powerful ancient Greek city in the region of Aeolis. It lies about 16 miles (26 kilometers) from the modern shore of the Aegean Sea, on a high point of land on the north side of the Caicus River (today called the Bakırçay), northwest of the modern city of Bergama in Turkey. In the Hellenistic period, it became the capital of the Kingdom of Pergamon under the Attalid dynasty (281–133 BC), who turned it into one of the major cultural centers of the Greek world. Many remains of its impressive buildings still exist, especially the famous Pergamon Altar. Pergamon was also the northernmost of the seven churches of Asia mentioned in the Book of Revelation in the New Testament. The city was built around a flat-topped hill of andesite rock, about 1,099 feet (335 meters) high, which formed its acropolis. The sides of this hill drop off steeply to the north, west, and east, but three natural terraces on the south side provide a way up to the top. To the west of the acropolis, the Selinus River (now the Bergamaçay) runs through the city, while the Ketios River (now the Kestelçay) flows past to the east.
Recommended airport
Mitilini (MJT)
Nearby destinations
  • Ayvalik, Turkey a 46.98 km

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