Pergamon (Pergamum)
Pergamon (Pergamum)

Pergamon (Pergamum)

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Bergama, 35700

Praktisk info

Asclepion (det antika medicinska centrumet) var århundraden före sin tid i sin användning av terapier för att bota sjukdomar. Här hittar du en teater och flera heliga pooler vars påstådda radioaktiva vatten användes för att bota patienter. När du väl nått det via den heliga vägen från Akropolis, kommer du idag att hitta Asclepion över staden, väster om Bergama-museet och stadens centrum.

Andra viktiga platser vid Pergamon inkluderar Röda basilikan och Zeusaltaret.

Bergama (forntida Pergamon) ligger 100 km norr om Izmir. Pergamons platser är spridda över ett stort område och de flesta väljer att se den antika staden på en guidad tur.

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Things to Know Before You Go

  • Suitable for archaeology and history buffs.
  • Entrance fee is about $5.Admire the 10,000-spectator amphitheatre, the steepest in the world.
  • The Altar of Zeus’s missing, enormous frieze is on display at Berlin’s Pergamon Museum.
  • Pergamon is not wheelchair accessible.
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How to Get There

Pergamon is on a hill above Bergama, which is about 62 miles (100 kilometers) north of Izmir. Drive, take the bus, or walk for 30 minutes to reach the site. If you’re coming from Izmir, expect to drive about two hours or take the bus, which runs frequently. From Istanbul, take the fast ferry to Bursa or Bandırma, then the bus to Pergamon.

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When to Get There

High season for Pergamon is during the summer, when the weather is the warmest and also the driest. Avoid the crowds by coming in the spring (March through May) or fall (September through November).

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The Necessary Invention of Parchment

In ancient times, kings counted their riches by the size of their libraries. And with only 200,000 volumes, the Library of Pergamon was second to the Library of Alexandria, which counted 600,000. So fierce was their competition, however, that the ruler of Egypt, King Ptolemy I, banned the export of papyrus, inspiring the competitive King Eumenes II of Pergamon to order a new material be invented. And thus, the world was given parchment.

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