Pergamum

[ pur-guh-muh m ]

/ ˈpɜr gə məm /

an ancient Greek kingdom on the coast of Asia Minor: later a Roman province.

the ancient capital of this kingdom; now the site of Bergama, in W Turkey.

ancient name of Bergama.

Also Per·ga·mon

[pur-guh-muh n, -mon] /ˈpɜr gə mən, -ˌmɒn/, Per·ga·mus

[pur-guh-muh s] /ˈpɜr gə məs/, Per·ga·mos

[pur-guh-muh s, -mos] /ˈpɜr gə məs, -ˌmɒs/.

OTHER WORDS FROM Pergamum

Per·ga·mene

[pur-guh-meen] /ˈpɜr gəˌmin/, Per·gam·ic

[per-gam-ik] /pərˈgæm ɪk/, adjective Per·ga·me·ni·an, adjective, noun

The 547 German researches in the acropolis of Pergamum between 1878 Pergamum.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 16, Slice 5 |Various
In Aeolis, of course, the centre of gravity moved to the Attalid capital, Pergamum.

Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 13, Slice 2 |Various
On the right hand is Apollonis, 300 stadia from Pergamum, and the same distance from Sardes.

The Geography of Strabo, Volume II (of 3) |Strabo
It happened about this time that Mithridates had left Pergamum, and was shut up in Pitane.

Plutarch's Lives, Volume II |Aubrey Stewart & George Long

The description of Himself to the Pergamum group is startling.

Quiet Talks on the Crowned Christ of Revelation |S. D. Gordon

Pergamum

/ (ˈpɜːɡəməm) /

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