Pergamum

[ pur-guh-muhm ]

noun

1. an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.
2. the ancient capital of this kingdom; now the site of Bergama, in W Turkey.
3. ancient name of Bergama.

Pergamum

/ ˈpɜːɡəməm /

noun

1. an ancient city in NW Asia Minor, in Mysia: capital of a major Hellenistic monarchy of the same name that later became a Roman province

Other Words From

• Per·ga·mene [pur, -g, uh, -meen], Per·gam·ic [per-, gam, -ik], adjective
• Perga·meni·an adjective noun

Example Sentences

Soon afterwards the country was incorporated into the Syrian empire and then into the kingdom of Pergamum.

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The Pergamum overcomer is wooed away from intimacy of friendship with evil to intimacy of friendship with the coming King.

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In Aeolis, of course, the centre of gravity moved to the Attalid capital, Pergamum.

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The sculptors of Pergamum constituted a celebrated school in the third century before our era.

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Just as we speak of Russia leather, so the ancients spoke of Pergamum skins, or parchment.

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