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“Pergamum
was, undoubtedly, an ancient place, whose foundation reaches back
into the beginnings of town life in Asia. The situation is marked
out by nature for a great fortified town, but is too large for a
mere village. If we could fix the date of its foundation, we should
know also the period when society has become so far developed and
organised as to seek for defence against foreign invasion, and for
offensive power, by combination on a great scale and the formation
of a large centre of population. Beyond all other sites in Asia
Minor it gives the traveller the impression of a royal city, the
home of authority: the rocky hill on which it stands is so huge, and
dominates the broad plain of the Caicus so proudly and boldly. The
modern town is below the hill, where the earliest village was”
(Ramsay, The Letters to the Seven Churches of Asia, Chapter
21).
On
our Holy Days 2000
Page, by following the Pentecost 2000 links,
you may access both
audio
and transcripts
relating the significance of
Pergamum
to church history. This series by Fred R. Coulter is
entitled The Seven Church Harvest.
A
beautiful shot of the remains of the
Ancient
Library of Pergamum is featured at this site.
A
wonderful shot of the
Amphitheater
at Ancient Pergamum may be viewed at this site.
A
Brief
History of ancient Pergamum with photo insets may be
accessed at this site.
For
a Brief
History of Ancient Pergamum with photo insets and
bibliography, visit this site.
A
short history and description of the
Ruins
of Ancient Pergamum is offered at this site.
We
hope you will visit this magnificent site that chronicles in pictures
and text the history of
Ancient
Pergamos.
Ephesus: The
City of Change
Smyrna: The
City of Life
Thyatira: Weakness
Made Strong
Sardis: The
City of Death
Philadelphia: The
Missionary City
Laodicea: The
City of Compromise
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