Pergamon Attractions
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West coast (Aegean Sea)
Bergama:
The site of the celebrated ancient city of Pergamon is more or less the same as the modern Turkish town of Bergama, which is situated some 90km/56mi north of Izmir in the old region of Mysia. The remains of the Roman city are for the most part beneath the modern town, while the Greek city with the imposing ruins of its royal stronghold occupies a magnificently impressive location on the summit and along the terraced slopes of the hill which rises above Bergama to the east. To the east of the hill flows the Kestel Çayi (Ketios in antiquity) and to the west the Bergama Çayi (Selinus).
History of Pergamon
From the fifth to the early third century B.C., Pergamon was a small fortified settlement on the summit of a hill, and may well have belonged in its early days to large Persian landowners.
Bergama:
The site of the celebrated ancient city of Pergamon is more or less the same as the modern Turkish town of Bergama, which is situated some 90km/56mi north of Izmir in the old region of Mysia. The remains of the Roman city are for the most part beneath the modern town, while the Greek city with the imposing ruins of its royal stronghold occupies a magnificently impressive location on the summit and along the terraced slopes of the hill which rises above Bergama to the east. To the east of the hill flows the Kestel Çayi (Ketios in antiquity) and to the west the Bergama Çayi (Selinus).
History of Pergamon
From the fifth to the early third century B.C., Pergamon was a small fortified settlement on the summit of a hill, and may well have belonged in its early days to large Persian landowners.
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Bergama, Turkey
(Near Pergamon)
The city of Bergama is noted for its carpet making and leather working industries. It is also an agricultural center owing to the large amount of cotton and tobacco grown nearby.
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Temple of Trajan
The Temple of Trajan was built of marble and has been partially restored. It is just west of the ruins of the library at Pergamon.
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The Asklepieion
The The Asklepieion was once an ancient healing center. It was likely built in the 4th C B.C.
Temple of Trajan, Pergamon
Temple of Trajan, Pergamon
Temple of Trajan, Pergamon
Temple of Trajan, Pergamon
Theater, Pergamon
