Pergamon

Summary

Pergamon is an ancient city^[1]. Pergamon ranks in the top 2% of ancient_city entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,511 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

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

Body

Founding

800 BC marks the founding of Pergamon^[12].

Identity

Pergamon is part of Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape^[9].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Pergamon include parchment^[28]; Pergamon Altar^[29], an altar^[30], in Germany^[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 (2,511 views/month).^[2] Pergamon has Wikipedia articles in 29 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[36] Pergamon is known by 31 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[37]

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