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Andrys Basten | profile | all galleries >> TURKEY Photos - Anatolia, 2004, with Canon Elph >> Pergamon acropolis ( Pergamum photos ) tree view | thumbnails | slideshow

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Pergamon acropolis ( Pergamum photos )

Pergamon is also known as Bergama (road signs) and old Pergamum.   Roman marble stones wound up in lime kilns or were moved to museums, so what remains is a genuine Hellenistic acropolis of buildings before the Romans came, with one major exception.

  Homer and Herodotus studied and wrote here, and the library was the 2nd largest in the world, next to Alexandria's, with over 200,000 books.  When Egypt refused to export more papyrus to old Pergamum, people here invented parchment (Latin "Pergamem"="From Pergamum"), using calfskin.

  The last King willed the land and library to Rome, and Marc Anthony gave the library's treasures to Cleopatra for the Library of Alexandria, after Julius Caesar inadvertently burned down the latter.  The library at Pergamon is now just a small pile of stones.  But the Temple of Trajan and the very steep large theater are striking sights.

  The famous Head of Alexander the Great was excavated from this site.

  James and Stella helped us, from Selcuk, to find the place (it wasn't easy).
      (The 2nd part of our Pergamon visit is the next gallery.)



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Near the entrance to the upper acropolis.Great view of the city below
Near the entrance to the upper acropolis.
Great view of the city below		 At the Sanctuary of Athena (such as it is)
At the Sanctuary of Athena (such as it is)		 Looking up at the Temple of Trajan from Athena site
Looking up at the Temple of Trajan from Athena site		 Closer up
Closer up
At Athena temple, the town below
At Athena temple, the town below		 At Athena area. The delightful James and Stella, whom we met in Selchuk
At Athena area. The delightful James and Stella, whom we met in Selchuk		 James, our explorer, surveying the site
James, our explorer, surveying the site		 Checking the books for info on the remains
Checking the books for info on the remains
James, from Singapore lives in Istanbul, and Stella in Wales.
James, from Singapore lives in Istanbul, and Stella in Wales.		 First sight of Temple of Trajan
First sight of Temple of Trajan		 We had been to Ephesus but I found thisplace as interesting, actually.
We had been to Ephesus but I found this
place as interesting, actually.		 Ironically, this is the only genuinely Roman buildingsurviving on the site.
Ironically, this is the only genuinely Roman building
surviving on the site.
Odd how the slant of the stone roofing may be right but the stone pieces so mismatched.
Partially reconstructed building in front -
a stock shot seen online often

Odd how the slant of the stone roofing may be right but the stone pieces so mismatched.

 Enjoying the architecture
Enjoying the architecture		 The back of that temple
The back of that temple		 Looking toward the city and lower site below
Looking toward the city and lower site below
Other tourists enjoying the view at the railing
Other tourists enjoying the view at the railing		 This citadel so high up survived many heavy attacks.
This citadel so high up survived many heavy attacks.		 Walking away from the templetoward the other side of the city
Walking away from the temple
toward the other side of the city		 Another angle on the city below
Another angle on the city below
Toward Trajan, theater on right, with Athena behind it
Toward Trajan, theater on right, with Athena behind it		 Pergamon-Asclepion portion of trip is the next gallery here.
Stones on walkway going back toward Trajan

Pergamon-Asclepion portion of trip is the next gallery here.

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