This defection began a long relationship between the rulers of Pergamon and the Seleucids who ruled much of Alexander’s old empire from Asia Minor to India. The Hellenistic Age was dominated by ...

Pergamon is directly associated with the creation of an eastern Roman empire. The continual religious use of the Temple of Serapis, which was first constructed as a temple during the Roman period, ...

Archaeologists in the ancient city of Pergamon, now modern-day Bergama in Turkey, discovered a grand residential complex from the Roman period, with multiple mosaics. The complex was found near ...

Excavation in Pergamon, Turkey unearthed a “Mosaic House” from the Roman period. Archaeologists also discovered an intact, sealed roof tile, indicating that a king once owned the building.

Note: The Pergamon Museum will be closed beginning in October 2023 for extensive renovations. It will reopen in spring 2027, according to the museum’s website. The Pergamon Museum, located on ...