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The Antique City Pergam on: 2- Columns of the Temple of Trajan
TFL and Happy WE!
Cheers,
©Bayram GÖÇMEN, Ege University, Faculty of Science. All Rights Reserved.
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Pergamon or Pergamum (Greek: Πέργαμος, Turkish: Bergama) was an ancient Greek city in modern-day Turkey, in Mysia, north-western Anatolia, 16 miles from the Aegean Sea, located on a promontory on the north side of the river Caicus (modern day Bakırçay), that became the capital of the Kingdom of Pergamon during the Hellenistic period, under the Attalid dynasty, 281–133 BC. Today, the main sites of ancient Pergamon are to the north and west of the modern city of Bergama.
History
The Attalid kingdom was the rump state left after the collapse of the Kingdom of Thrace. The Attalids, the descendants of Attalus, father of Philetaerus who came to power in 281 BC following the collapse of the Kingdom of Thrace, were among the most loyal supporters of Rome in the Hellenistic world. Under Attalus I (241-197 BC), they allied with Rome against Philip V of Macedon, during the first and second Macedonian Wars, and again under Eumenes II (197-158 BC), against Perseus of Macedon, during the Third Macedonian War. For support against the Seleucids, the Attalids were rewarded with all the former Seleucid domains in Asia Minor. The Attalids ruled with intelligence and generosity. Many documents survive showing how the Attalids would support the growth of towns through sending in skilled artisans and by remitting taxes. They allowed the Greek cities in their domains to maintain nominal independence. They sent gifts to Greek cultural sites like Delphi, Delos, and Athens. They defeated the invading Celts. They remodeled the Acropolis of Pergamum after the Acropolis in Athens. When Attalus III (138-133 BC) died without an heir in 133 BC he bequeathed the whole of Pergamon to Rome, in order to prevent a civil war. The first Christian bishop of Pergamon, Antipas, was believed to have been martyred here in 92 AD.
The Ottoman Sultan Murad III had two large alabaster urns transported from the ruins of Pergamon and placed on two sides of the nave in the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul.
Notable structures
The Great Altar of Pergamon is in the Pergamon Museum, Berlin. The base of this altar remains on the upper part of the Acropolis. It was this altar, believed dedicated to Zeus, that John of Patmos referred to as "Satan's Throne" in his Book of Revelation . Other notable structures still in existence on the upper part of the Acropolis include:
• The Hellenistic Theater with a seating capacity of 10,000. This had the steepest seating of any known theater in the ancient world.
• The Sanctuary of Trajan (also known as the Trajaneum)
• The Sanctuary of Athena
• The Library
• The Royal palaces
• The Heroön - a shrine where the kings of Pergamon, particularly, Attalus I and Eumenes II, were worshipped.
• The Temple of Dionysus
• The Upper Agora
• The Roman baths complex
Pergamon's library on the Acropolis (the ancient Library of Pergamum) is the second best in the ancient Greek civilisation. When the Ptolemies stopped exporting papyrus, partly because of competitors and partly because of shortages, the Pergamenes invented a new substance to use in codices, called pergaminus or pergamena (parchment) after the city. This was made of fine calf skin, a predecessor of vellum. The library at Pergamom was believed to contain 200,000 volumes, which Mark Antony later gave to Cleopatra as a wedding present. The lower part of the Acropolis has the following structures:
• the Upper Gymnasium
• the Middle Gymnasium
• the Lower Gymnasium
• the Temple of Demeter
• the Sanctuary of Hera
• the House of Attalus
• the Lower Agora and
• the Gate of Eumenes
Three kilometers south of the Acropolis was the Sanctuary of Asclepius (also known as the Asclepieion), the god of healing. In this place people with health problems could bathe in the water of the sacred spring, and in the patients' dreams Asclepius would appear in a vision to tell them how to cure their illness. Archeology has found lots of gifts and dedications that people would make afterwards, such as small terracotta body parts, no doubt representing what had been healed. Notable extant structures in the Asclepieion include:
• the Roman theater
• the North Stoa
• the South Stoa
• the Temple of Asclepius
• a circular treatment center (sometimes known as the Temple of Telesphorus)
• a healing spring
• an underground passageway
• a library
• the Via Tecta (or the Sacred Way, which is a colonnaded street leading to the sanctuary) and
• a propylon.
Pergamon's other notable structure is the Serapis Temple (Serapeum) which was later transformed into the Red Basilica complex (or Kızıl Avlu in Turkish), about one kilometer south of the Acropolis. It consists of a main building and two round towers. In the first century AD, the Christian Church at Pergamon inside the main building of the Red Basilica was one of the Seven Churches to which the Book of Revelation was addressed
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Hi Bayram,
Beautiful capture. Nice composition and colors.
Well doned work. TFS.
Best regards,
Paulo.
- ayse51
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(22779) - [2009-02-28 4:29]
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Merhaba Bayram bey,
Güzel bir bakış açısı,çarpıcı bir kompozisyon ve her zamanki gibi dört dörtlük bir sunum.Tebrikler.İyi hafta sonları.Necla.
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- zulfu
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(44) - [2009-02-28 4:48]
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Selam Bayram Hocam, Helenistik dönemin müthiş yapısından harika bir perspektif. Elinize sağlık.
Mehmet
Merhaba Bayram,
Excellent composition, nice colours and perfect lightening. Lovely place! TFS.
Best regards, Siegfried
Merhaba Bayram Hocam
Muhteşem bir tarihi yapıt
Harika bir açıklayıcı not
İyi haftasonları
Burak
Ciao Amico Bayram, superb composition with wonderful architecture, good POV and excellent perspective, splendid light and colors, very well done, have a good week end, ciao Silvio
Selam Bayram Hoca,
perpektif kompozisyon ve atmosfer olarak fevkalade olmuş
llşerine sağlık
Selahattin E
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- juyona
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(15595) - [2009-02-28 13:30]
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Hola amigo,
preciosa foto,
interesante e histórico documento,
saludos Bay,
Merhaba Hocam,
Tarihi bir mekanı sizin gözünüzle izlemek ve tanımak çok güzel.Elinize sağlık.
Selamlarımla..
hAyAti
hello Bayram,
beautiful capture of this historical ruin.. nice pov and composition.. good one..
have a lovely Sunday.
regards, terry
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- milas
(33363)
- [2009-03-01 2:19]
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Merhaba Hocam...
zoolojiden, arkeoloji ye geçişmi bunlar bilmiyorum ama harika tanıtım kareleriyle baharın başında turistik hizmetlerde büyük bir yarar sağlayacağına inanıyorum...kutluyorum...selamlar
Hello my dear friend Bayram,
Excellent perspective and an excellent shot of this famous place!
Congratulations and TFS.
Sergio
Selam Dostum,
baslamissin tekrar uploadlara;)
iyi olmus iyi;)
sol ust kosedeki dallar pek cok kisiyi rahatsiz edebilir ma benim hosuma gitti,
ellerine ve goren gozlerine saglik,
Taner
Merhaba Bayram hoca,
Trajan Tapınağı ndan muhteşem bir detay...
Asırlardır direnen güzel tarihi detaylar.
Selam,sevgiler.
Dr.Seyfettin Güner
Hi Bayram!
Very nice shot! Perfect POV! Mood of this image is really good!!!
Regards,
Edward
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- soe
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- [2009-04-18 1:51]
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Salam Bayram
Great shot with nice composition of detail and color.
Tin Soe
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