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Also Known As Pergamon

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Pergamum
Pergamum, present-day Bergama, Turkey
The Greek theatre and part of the terrace in the upper city, Pergamum
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Macedonian Wars

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Turkey
Turkey
Athens: Acropolis
ancient Greek civilization
historical region, Eurasia
cave dwellings in Cappadocia
Anatolia
historical region, Asia
ancient Middle East
ancient Middle East
historical region, Asia
Mysia
ancient district, Turkey
Pergamum
Bergama
Turkey

Key People

Galen of Pergamum
Galen
Greek physician
Antiochus Hierax
Seleucid king
Karl Humann
German archaeologist
Eumenes I
ruler of Pergamum

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Marble bust of Alexander the Great, in the British Museum, London, England. Hellenistic Greek, 2nd-1st century BC. Said to be from Alexandria, Egypt. Height: 37 cm.
Ancient Greece
Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)
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