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Library of Pergamum

a Pleiades place resource

Creators: Carlos Martinez

Contributors: Alexa Frazey, Kayne Khoury, Julia Doncaster, Adam Rabinowitz

Last modified Aug 10, 2016 05:43 PM — History

The Library of Pergamum was constructed by the Attalid ruler Eumenes ll on the acropolis of the city of Pergamon between 197 and 159 BCE to house a vast collection of literary and philosophical works.

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Canonical URI for this page:
https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/117689032

Representative Point (Latitude, Longitude):
39.1321361111, 27.1838138889

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Imagery location of Library of Pergamum (330 BC - 30 BC)

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Geographic Names:
- Library of Pergamum (English, modern)

Library of Pergamum makes connections with:

Library of Pergamum located at Pergamum (330 BC - 30 BC)

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Place type:
architectural complex

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Pleiades

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Suggested citation:
Carlos Martinez, Alexa Frazey, Kayne Khoury, Julia Doncaster, and Adam Rabinowitz, 'Library of Pergamum: a Pleiades place resource', Pleiades: A Gazetteer of Past Places, 2016 <https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/117689032> [accessed: 03 December 2021]

Cite this resource in Wikipedia:

            {{cite web |url=https://pleiades.stoa.org/places/117689032 |title=Places: 117689032 (Library of Pergamum) |author=Martinez, C. |accessdate=December 3, 2021 5:32 am |publisher=Pleiades}}

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