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The same thuggish visage would appear on Pergamene coins for more than a century, as successive rulers honored the founder of their dynasty.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 20, 2016

It’s their world that’s on show here, whether in the grand public displays of the Pergamene rulers or in quieter, more domestic objets d’art.

From The New Yorker • Apr. 20, 2016

The wars, therefore, in which the Pergamene kings in the latter part of the 3rd century stemmed their aggressions, had the glory of a Hellenic crusade.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 "Hearing" to "Helmond" by Various

During his reign Pergamum became a flourishing city, where men of learning were always welcome, among them Crates of Mallus, the founder of the Pergamene school of criticism.

From Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 9, Slice 8 "Ethiopia" to "Evangelical Association" by Various

A Pergamene inscription contains part of a 'Royal Law' which apparently dates from one of the Attalid rulers.

From Ancient Town-Planning by Haverfield, F. (Francis)