Pergamon or Pergamum, also referred to by its modern Greek form Pergamos, was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Aeolis. It is located 26 kilometres from the modern coastline of the Aegean Sea on a promontory on the north side of the river Caicus and northwest of the modern city of Bergama, Turkey.
Location: Bergama, İzmir Province, Turkey
Alternative name: Pergamum
Region: Aeolis
Area: 90 ha (220 acres)
Cultures: Greek
Associated with: Epigonus, Sosus of Pergamon, Aelius Nicon, Galen
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