Why Did The Ancient World's Richest City Disappear?
The wealthiest city of the ancient world literally vanished overnight - and the gold and riches were taken with it. Tucked into the mountains of Turkiye, is Pergamon (aka Bergama). An ancient superpower that had it all: temples, libraries, riches, and then... poof. I won't spoil it for you - but the Roman Empire had something to do with it.
Join me (while I’m lowkey dying from sickness lol) as we explore this jaw-dropping mountaintop city and unravel its mysterious fall. Expect Roman engineering, Greek gods, and some serious “what happened here?” vibes.
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00:00 Intro
00:15 Pergamon 101
00:45 The mystery of the missing Zeus Statue
03:00 How Pergamon became rich
05:00 The 55% Grade Amphitheatre
06:30 The Temple to Athena
08:30 The Sisterns that hydrated Pergamon
10:30 Trajan’s Temple
12:40 The 2nd Largest Library of the Ancient World
14:45 Hadrien’s Temple
26:00 Ciao