Pergamum Photo 19

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March 14th 2009
From 3rd Century BC to the 1st Century AD, Pergamum was one of the Middle East's most powerful kingdoms. The Asclepion of Pergamum (or Pergamon) was among the world's earliest and greatest medical centers. Here the great physician named Galen laid down the basic rules for all the doctors who would come after him for centuries.Complete today with the Monumental Way, large baths, underground tunnel ... read more

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more

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