Ancient Pergamon Acropolis Reveals How a Hilltop City Became a Powerhouse of the Ancient World
Rising sharply above the modern town of Bergama in western Türkiye, the Pergamon Acropolis still dominates the landscape—just as it did more than two millennia ago. But this was no ordinary hilltop settlement. New interpretations of its urban design and historical development are shedding light on how Pergamon transformed a steep and seemingly impractical terrain