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Pergamon Altar

c. 180–160 BCE · 2nd century BCE · Also known as Great Altar of Pergamon, Great Altar of Zeus

The Pergamon Altar is a monumental altar built on the acropolis of Pergamon in the reign of Eumenes II in the first half of the 2nd century BCE. Its frieze, about 113 m long, shows the battle of the gods and giants, a symbol of Attalid victories over the Galatians. Excavated by German archaeologists from 1878, it was reconstructed in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin.

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Kingdom of Pergamon

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