New Digital Map Gives Fresh Details About The Ancient City Of Pergamon
Pergamon: One Of The Best-preserved Ancient World Cities One of the best-preserved cities of the ancient world, Pergamon sits near modern-day Turkeys west coast next to the city known as Bergama. Pergamon was a prosperous, cosmopolitan city that flourished in antiquity starting with King Lysimachus who ruled from 301 – 281 BC. It became the capital of the kingdom of Pergamon after the fall of the Lysimachian Empire. Then, the Attalid dynasty ruled Pergamon from 281 – 133 BC. It remained a...
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