Pergamon Acropolis
Title
Pergamon Acropolis
Date
ca 200 BCE
Identifier
1880
Work Type
Built Complexes and Districts
Work Location
Turkey (nation)
Bergama (inhabited place)
Style/Period
Hellenistic
Subject
acropolises
Description
View of the acropolis at Pergamon, Turkey. "The oldest section of Pergamon, the acropolis or upper city, sits on an impressive steep ridge between two tributaries of the Caicus river ... The upper city, which was fortified in the 4th or 3rd century B.C. contains the 3rd century Sanctuary of Athena, the oldest cult center of the city as well as palace quarters, barracks, and arsenals. In the 2nd century B.C. the 10,000 seat theater, the library adjacent to the Sanctuary of Athena, and the Great Altar of Zeus and Athena were added. In the 2nd century A.D. the monumental Trajaneum was erected on what must have been an earlier unknown cult center,"--Perseus Digital Library.
Reproduction Type
jpeg
Copyright Statement
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ID Number
A1GRPER1-1180BE2A1
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