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Ancient Pergamum

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Ancient Pergamum is located on the plains and foothills along the Caicus River in Western Turkey. It was considered a major city in Asia Minor since the 3rd century BC, and became a Greek and Roman hub for worshipping Aesclepius, the god of healing, and Serapis, the Egyptian god of the underworld.


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The ruins of ancient Pergamum include the acropolis, the worship complexes known as the Aesclepium and Serapeum, and the incredible 10,000-seat amphitheatre built into the side of a steep hill. The marble Temple of Emperor Trajan from the second century AD has also been excavated and restored. The Trajan complex includes a huge library, the second largest after Alexandria, Egypt in the ancient world.

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