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while the Altar of Zeus with its 120 metre long reliefs was a
symbol of
Pergamum ‘s sup remacy.
The remains of temples of Dionysus and
Demter, stadiums, agoras, and
gymnasiums with the names of some pupils
still visible on the seats, stretch
down to the foot of the acropolis. The
theatre here is Turkey’s oldest and
best preserved ancient Greek
theatre, and the view over the countryside
far below is breathtaking.
Attalus
II, who succeeded Eumenes, inherited his father’s warrior
temperament.
He challenged both Bithynia in the west and the Seleucids
to the east.
After sacking Bithynia as far as the shore of the Marmara Sea, he turned
south to the Toros, and forced the Seleucids back as far as Side.
Having failed to capture Side, however, he resolved to found his own
Mediterranean port, and called it Attalai, or "city of Attalus",
todays Antalya.
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