Pergamon
CountryTurkey
Date281 BC
RegionBergama
About Pergamon
Capital of the Attalid dynasty. The Altar of Zeus was one of the wonders of the ancient world, now in Berlin. The steepest amphitheatre in the ancient world. The library rivaled Alexandria. Invented parchment as a writing material.
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