European Stars and Stripes (Newspaper) - April 23, 1992, Darmstadt, Hesse                                T-4 ancient pergamum part of Turkey s proud past two Trees stand on the site of the altar of zeus. The restored altar is at the Pergamo museum in Berlin. By Jimi Jones staff writer archaeological and historical Sites in Turkey have been described As the greatest laboratories of All time John Taylor an american whose profession and Leisure activities a archaeology and history a Are one and the same puts it this Way Quot this was islam this was the byzantine Empire this was the roman provinces this was ancient Greece the seljuk 1 urls were Here the crusaders came through Here there was More done in Christian history right Here than there was in the holy land. Taylor a social studies teacher at Izmir High school for the past 1 years then adds Quot it is All right Here for you id look at anytime you want. What greater Laboratory could you have1&Quot no matter in which direr lion one travels i Turkey otters historical riches and great natural Beauty. And Izmir Home to some 2,000 americans connected with the military an Ideal place irom which to Start. The Temple of Trajan was the largest of the temples on pergamum s acropolis. It sits on the country s West coast along the Aegean sea 1 50 Miles South of the Dardanelles a the Strait that divides Europe and Asia. Among the most popular tourist Sites near Izmir is Ephesus about 50 Miles away. It is one of the most important cities of the ancient world one that monopolized the wealth of the Middle East and one1 of the principal ports of the Mediterranean. Its rival was a and still is for tourists a ancient pergamum and its grand acropolis. Pergamum was established on top of and around a Hill at the foot of which the City of Bergama sits today. Turkish historians say the exact Date of pergamum s establishment is unknown but according to mythology the name pergamum goes Back to the Trojan War. Following the burning and destruction of Troy andromache the w Idow of the slain Hector was enslaved by the Acha Earis and married to the seen of Achilles with whom she had three children. Line c per games was the founder of the c Ity of pergamum the name of the t Ity comes trom the wore  meaning a High Pla let or c a Lar la a modified and changed into pergamum arid later Bee ame today s Bergama. There Are three districts to visit in in Ramum the lower City the town of Bergama arid the acropolis at the top of the adjacent Mountain. Old pergamum grew steadily during tin1 time of the Ivr gamete kingdom each King arid Queen adding new buildings. By the second Century a the c Ity had grown to two sections the upper t Ity and hallway Down the slope the lower City. The lower c Ity is where the people lived and where the agora the gymnasium and either buildings former the Complex Calk d the Leme Nosis of Demeter. The City of pergamum spreads Oyer about g. Square Miles. At the foot of the acropolis o the modern Day Bergama bust Ling wit h a it 11 v it a streets Jammer i w a open air food markets. On a i Hilly Day inc a null along the extremely narrow i re wed streets i litle old ladies  in sometimes strange looking r  squat Iii Rel Walls Init or Hing an As Orl men it it i Orl ish bread a a p Ping a teaming Troil ,< Jred Tea t he 1 los n Iho is 11/it i i it it ii i a a t r -11 or i apr/7 21, stripes Magazine