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The Hellenistic city of Priene was built on a steep hill.
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The Hellenistic city of Priene was built on a steep hill.

The theatre at Iasos. Stairs separated the different sections of the benches for spectators.
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The theatre at Iasos. Stairs separated the different sections o...

The Athena Temple in Iasos.
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The Athena Temple in Iasos.

The Agora (marketplace) in Iasos.
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The Agora (marketplace) in Iasos.

City wall and gate of Pergamon. During the reign of Eumenes II (197-159 BCE) Pergamon was one of the most important centres of the Hellenistic period. The city walls enclosed the upper, middle and lower city.
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City wall and gate of Pergamon. During the reign of Eumenes II (197...

View from the high-lying ancient city of Pergamon onto the surrounding plain. Roman arch in the foreground.
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View from the high-lying ancient city of Pergamon onto the sur...

Foundations of the Zeus Altar of Pergamon. The The altar was built during the reign of Eumenes II (197-159 BCE). When German engineer Carl Humann discovered the sculptures of the altar in 1871, he had them removed to Berlin (Pergamon Museum).
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Foundations of the Zeus Altar of Pergamon. The The altar was built during the re...

The Trajaneum, Emperor Trajan's Temple at Pergamon. It was built on a terrace at the highest point of the acropolis, in the center of a square surrounded by colonnades. Reconstruction. 68 x 58 m.
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The Trajaneum, Emperor Trajan's Temple at Pergamon. It was built on a terrac...

The pediment of the Zeus Altar of Pergamon. The altar was erected by Eumenes II around 180 BCE. It stood at the edge of the hill, overlooking the plain below. The altar is now in Berlin (Pergamonmuseum).
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The pediment of the Zeus Altar of Pergamon. The altar was erected by Eumenes II...

Steps leading up to the Zeus Altar of Pergamon. The sculptures of the altar were removed in the 19th century and are now in Berlin (Pergamonmuseum).
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Steps leading up to the Zeus Altar of Pergamon. The sculptures of the altar were...

Model of the city of Pergamon, around 150 BCE. The Zeus Altar in foreground, theatre centre left, Trajaneum on the top-terrace. German engineer Carl Hamann discovered the remains of the marble sculptures in 1871. They were removed to Berlin.
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Model of the city of Pergamon, around 150 BCE. The Zeus Altar in foreground, the...

Overall view of the Zeus altar, erected around 180 BCE at Pergamon. The lower frieze: War of the Gods against the Giants. The smaller upper frieze: Illustration of the local Telephos myth. Model of Pergamon in center glass-case.
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Overall view of the Zeus altar, erected around 180 BCE at Pergamon. The lower fr...