Editing Pergamon (section)

====Pergamon Altar====
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[[File:Pergamonmuseum Pergamonaltar.jpg|right|thumb|The Great Altar of Pergamon, on display in the [[Pergamon Museum]] in [[Berlin]], Germany]]
The most famous structure from the city is the monumental altar, sometimes called the Great Altar, which was probably dedicated to Zeus and Athena. The foundations are still located in the Upper city, but the remains of the Pergamon frieze, which originally decorated it, are displayed in the Pergamon museum in Berlin, where the parts of the frieze taken to Germany have been installed in a partial reconstruction.

[[File:PergamonAltar2000.jpg|right|thumb|Foundations of the Pergamon altar]]

For the altar's construction, the required flat area was skillfully created through terracing, in order to allow it to be oriented in relation to the neighbouring Temple of Athena. The base of the altar measured around 36 x 33 metres and was decorated on the outside with a detailed depiction in [[high relief]] of the [[Gigantomachy]], the battle between the Olympian gods and the Giants. The frieze is 2.30 metres high and has a total length of 113 metres, making it the second longest frieze surviving from antiquity, after the [[Parthenon Frieze]] in Athens. A {{convert|20|m|ft|adj=mid|-wide}} staircase cut into the base on the western side leads up to the upper structure, which is surrounded by a colonnade, and consists of a colonnaded courtyard, separated from the staircase by a colonnade. The interior walls of this colonnade had a further frieze, depicting the life of [[Telephus]], the son of Heracles and mythical founder of Pergamon. This frieze is around 1.60 metres high and thus is clearly smaller than the outer frieze.<ref>On the Pergamon altar, see [[Wolf-Dieter Heilmeyer]] (ed.), ''Der Pergamonaltar. Die neue Präsentation nach Restaurierung des Telephosfrieses''. Wasmuth, Tübingen 1997, {{ISBN|3-8030-1045-4}}; [[Huberta Heres]] & Volker Kästner: ''Der Pergamonaltar''. Zabern, Mainz 2004 {{ISBN|3-8053-3307-2}}</ref><ref>Tucker, pp. 28&ndash;29.</ref>

In the [[New Testament]] [[Book of Revelation]], the faith of the Pergamon believers, who "dwell where Satan's throne is" is commended by [[John of Patmos|the author]].<ref>{{bibleverse||Revelation|2:13|NKJV}}</ref> Many scholars believe that the "[[throne|seat]] of [[Satan]]" refers to the Pergamon Altar, due to its resemblance to a gigantic [[throne]].<ref>Yeomans, S., [https://www.biblicalarchaeology.org/daily/biblical-sites-places/biblical-archaeology-sites/pergamon-2/ ''Ancient Pergamon''], ''Bible History Daily'' article published in 2013, accessed 10 October 2018</ref>