Pergamon

Summary

Pergamon is an ancient city^[1]. Pergamon ranks in the top 2% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,571 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Pergamon is located in Bergama^[3].
• Pergamon is in the country of Turkey^[4].
• Pergamon is in the country of Turkey^[5].
• Pergamon's instance of is recorded as ancient city^[6].
• Pergamon's instance of is recorded as Ancient Greek archaeological site^[7].
• Pergamon's instance of is recorded as polis^[8].
• Pergamon's currency is recorded as cistophorus^[9].
• Pergamon is part of Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape^[10].
• Pergamon's Commons category is recorded as Pergamon^[11].
• Pergamon comprises Pythion of Pergamon^[12].
• 800 BC marks the founding of Pergamon^[13].
• Pergamon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.116667, 'lon': 27.183333}^[14].
• Pergamon's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 39.116667, 'lon': 27.183333}^[15].
• Pergamon's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Aegean Region^[16].
• Pergamon's topic's main category is recorded as Category:Pergamon^[17].
• Pergamon's described by source is recorded as Nordisk familjebok^[18].
• Pergamon's described by source is recorded as Bible Encyclopedia of Archimandrite Nicephorus^[19].
• Pergamon's described by source is recorded as Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[20].
• Pergamon's described by source is recorded as Small Brockhaus and Efron Encyclopedic Dictionary^[21].
• Pergamon's described by source is recorded as Jewish Encyclopedia of Brockhaus and Efron^[22].
• Pergamon's described by source is recorded as Russian translation of Lübker's Antiquity Lexicon^[23].
• Pergamon's described by source is recorded as The Nuttall Encyclopædia^[24].
• Pergamon's described by source is recorded as Meyers Konversations-Lexikon, 4th edition (1885–1890)^[25].
• Pergamon's described by source is recorded as Encyclopædia Britannica 11th edition^[26].
• Pergamon's capital of is recorded as Attalid dynasty^[27].

Body

Founding

800 BC marks the founding of Pergamon^[13].

Identity

Pergamon is part of Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape^[10].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Pergamon include Pergamon Altar^[28], an altar^[29], in Germany^[30]; parchment^[31]; and Pergamon Museum^[32], an art museum^[33], in Germany^[34], founded in 1910^[35].

Why It Matters

Pergamon ranks in the top 2% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (31,571 views/month).^[2] Pergamon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Pergamon is known by 44 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

Entities named for Pergamon include Pergamon Altar^[28], an altar^[29], in Germany^[30]; parchment^[31]; and Pergamon Museum^[32], an art museum^[33], in Germany^[34], founded in 1910^[35].