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Created page with "thumb|250x250px|View of Bergama (ancient Pergamon), Türkiye '''Pergamon''' (Greek: Πέργαμος; Latin: Pergamum) was a city in the region of [https://www.britannica.com/place/Mysia Mysia] in Asia Minor.<ref>[https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/pergamum Pergamum], ''EBSCO'', 2023</ref> The name Pergamon is thought to derive from the Greek word πύργος (pyrgos), meaning “tower” or “fortress.”<ref>[https://biblehu..." |
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[[file:Bergama, Turkey.jpg |thumb|250x250px|View of Bergama (ancient Pergamon), Türkiye]] | [[file:Bergama, Turkey.jpg |thumb|250x250px|View of Bergama (ancient Pergamon), Türkiye]] | ||
'''Pergamon''' (Greek: Πέργαμος; Latin: Pergamum) was a city in the region of [https://www.britannica.com/place/Mysia Mysia] in Asia Minor.<ref>[https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/pergamum Pergamum], ''EBSCO'', 2023</ref> The name Pergamon is thought to derive from the Greek word πύργος (pyrgos), meaning “tower” or “fortress.”<ref>[https://biblehub.com/greek/4444.htm Strong's Greek: 4444. πύργος], ''Bible Hub''</ref> It later became the capital of the [[Roman Empire|Roman province]] of Asia and was home to one of the seven churches addressed in the book of [[Revelation]] in the [[The New Testament|New Testament]]. Today the site corresponds to modern Bergama in western Türkiye. | '''Pergamon''' (Greek: Πέργαμος; Latin: Pergamum) was a city in the region of [https://www.britannica.com/place/Mysia Mysia] in Asia Minor.<ref>[https://www.ebsco.com/research-starters/history/pergamum Pergamum], ''EBSCO'', 2023</ref> The name Pergamon is thought to derive from the Greek word πύργος (pyrgos), meaning “tower” or “fortress.”<ref>[https://biblehub.com/greek/4444.htm Strong's Greek: 4444. πύργος], ''Bible Hub''</ref> It later became the capital of the [[Roman Empire|Roman province]] of Asia and was home to one of the seven churches addressed in the book of [[Revelation]] in the [[The New Testament|New Testament]]. Today the site corresponds to modern Bergama in western Türkiye. | ||
