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Radt, Wolfgang (Istanbul) [German version] A. History of the Excavations (CT) The German excavations in Pergamum (P.) began in 1878 under the on-site direction of Carl Humann, previously a civil engineer who had built rural roads for the Turkish government and was working privately. His good local knowledge resulted in the discovery of the Pergamum Altar and preliminary securing of some its previously uncovered reliefs. Humann preserved them from the danger of being smashed and burned for lime. Contacts w…

This item can be found on the following maps: Theatre | Caesar | Christianity | Xenophon | | Commerce | Hellenistic states | Oracles | Pergamum | Persian Wars | Athletes | Education / Culture (Πέργαμον, ἡ Πέργαμος; Pérgamon, hē Pérgamos). [German version] I. Location City in Mysia, modern Bergama (at the foot of the ancient acropolis, partially on the remains of P.), in western Turkey, 110 km north of İzmir, c. 30 km from the coast at the edge of the plain of the Caïcus [1], modern Bakır Cayı. The ancient settlement was located on a 300-m high mountain ridge, surro…