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Pergamon, Turkey, c1955. Creator: Arthur Charles Kirby Ware.
3-101-921 - Ware in the World/Heritage Images
Pergamon, Turkey, c1955. Pergamon was a rich and powerful ancient Greek city in Aeolis. During the Hellenistic period, it became the capital of the Kingdom of Pergamon in 281-133 BCE under the Attalid dynasty, who transformed it into one of the major cultural centres of the Greek world.