Pergamom Tour
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Pergamom Tour Itinerary : Pergamom, Asclepion, Acropolis Port : Izmir (Alsancak) Duration : 8 Hours Service Level : Private Tour Season : 01.01.2010 - 01.06.2010 |
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| Tour Plan After meeting up your guide at the port of Izmir (Alsancak), drive to ancient city of Pergamon, enter the Red Court, a precinct of successive religious worship - evident in the various transformations of a formerly pagan temple to a Byzantine basilica, eventually to a mosque. Following a lunch break, drive up to the Asclepion on the hilltop, once a world-renowned medical center of physicians and scholars. Afterwards, visit the impressive remains of the Acropolis. You wil back to Izmir (Alsancak) port and end of the services at the port. |
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| Including * Professional, English speaking, state licensed guides for the guided tours included * Arrival and departure transfers in pier of Izmir * Tour transportation with A/C van * All entrance fees as per the itinerary * All service fees and local taxes |
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| Distances from Izmir (Alsancak) Port Pergamom : 61.9 Miles Asclepion : 63.1 Miles Acropolis : 64.00 Miles |
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Information Pergamom
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 Pergamon 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.
According to Christian tradition, the first bishop of Pergamon, Antipas, was martyred there in ca. 92 AD. (Revelation 2:13)
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.