The Entertainment structures in Roman Pergamon

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Baykara, Ayşe Bike

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In this thesis the main focus is the varied body of entertainment structures in Pergamon in the Roman era. Pergamon was a well known city in the Hellenistic period with close ties to Athens and continued its standing as a major cultural center through the Roman period. Especially notable is the fact that one of the only three known amphitheatres of Asia Minor was in Pergamon. Since the amphitheatre is a well-known Roman building type with no Greek precedent, its presence in Pergamon is particularly worth investigating. Besides the amphitheatre Pergamon also boasted a well known Greek theatre, a Roman theatre, a stadium and several odea which make the city a highly promising case study for multiple structures of entertainment. Hence the aim is to explore the architectural, social and political implications for the combined presence of these structures all within the same city.

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Amphitheaters., Pergamum (Extinct city).

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https://hdl.handle.net/11511/21588

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A. B. Baykara, “The Entertainment structures in Roman Pergamon,” M.A. - Master of Arts, Middle East Technical University, 2012.