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Pergamon: One Of The Best-preserved Ancient World Cities One of the best-preserved cities of the ancient world, Pergamon sits near modern-day Turkey s west coast next to the city known as Bergama. Pergamon was a prosperous, cosmopolitan city that flourished in antiquity starting with King Lysimachus who ruled from 301 – 281 BC. It became the capital of the kingdom of Pergamon after the fall of the Lysimachian Empire. Then, the Attalid dynasty ruled Pergamon from 281 – 133 BC. It remained a Hellenistic territory until 133, when the city was bequeathed to Rome because Attalus III died without an heir. The city continued to grow and develop well into the Byzantine era, but the digitalized map recently released focuses on the 3rd century BC, which was the Hellenistic period . When archaeologists research Pergamon, they only look at its acropolis, but Pergamon consists of more than just a few magnificent structures. This new map provides more accurate information about t ....