Pergamon Acropolis Model
unknown (German model maker)
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Date
1950-2004Description
Detail, theater, center left; theater terrace the long building in front, Great Altar behind and above, upper agora to the right; Pergamon was an ancient Greek city in Asia Minor (now Bergama, Turkey), later part of the Roman Empire. Pergamon (Gr.: "fort" or "stronghold") occupies a steep-sided hill (height 355 m). In Hellenistic times it was ruled by the Attalid dynasty (282-133 BCE), following the death of Alexander the Great. The summit of the hill of Pergamon forms the acropolis proper, with its own massive fortifications. The model shows the Acropolis (the upper city) as it was in the 2nd century CE (under Roman rule). Source: Wikipedia; http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Main_Page (accessed 8/1/2012)
Type of Work
model (representation)Subject
architecture, cityscape, City planning, models (representations), Roman Empire, Greek Empire, Twentieth century
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Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only