Pergamum
[p:gәmәm]
Definition
(noun.) an ancient Greek city located in the western part of what is now modern Turkey; the technique of preparing sheepskins as parchment was developed here.
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Examples
- Attalus, the king of the rich country of Pergamum in Asia Minor, died (133 B.C.), and left his kingdom to the Roman people. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- This Pergamum bequest, astonishing in itself, had the still more astonishing result of producing imitations in other quarters. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
- Kings with Hellenistic ideas appeared in Cappadocia, in Pontus (the south shore of the Black Sea), in Bithynia, and in Pergamum. H. G. Wells. The Outline of History_Being a Plain History of Life and Mankind.
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