Editing Pergamon (section)

====Serapis Temple====
[[File:Red basilica west view.jpg|thumb|The [[Red Basilica]]]]
Pergamon's other notable structure is the great temple of the Egyptian gods [[Isis]] and/or [[Serapis]], known today as the [[Red Basilica]] (or ''Kızıl Avlu'' in Turkish), about {{convert|1|km|spell=in|abbr=off}} south of the Acropolis at (39 7' 19" N, 27 11' 1" E). It consists of a main building and two round towers within an enormous ''temenos'' or sacred area. The temple towers flanking the main building had courtyards with pools used for ablutions at each end, flanked by stoas on three sides. The forecourt of the Temple of Isis/Sarapis is still supported by the {{convert|193|m|ft|adj=mid|abbr=off|-wide}} [[Pergamon Bridge]], the largest bridge substruction of antiquity.<ref>{{harvnb|Grewe|Özis|1994|pp=350, 352}}</ref>

According to [[Christian tradition]], in the year 92 [[Saint Antipas]], the first [[bishop of Pergamum]] ordained by [[John the Apostle]], was a victim of an early clash between Serapis worshippers and [[Christians]]. An angry mob is said to have [[Death by burning|burned Saint Antipas alive]] in front of the Temple inside a [[brazen bull]]-like [[incense]] [[censer|burner]], which represented the [[Sacred Bull|bull]] [[Deity|god]] [[Apis (deity)|Apis]].<ref>Tucker, p. 34.</ref> His [[martyrdom]] is one of the first recorded in [[History of Christianity|Christian history]], highlighted by the [[New Testament|Christian Scripture]] itself through the [https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=revelation+2%3A13&version=KJV message] sent to the [[Seven Churches|Pergamon Church]] in the [[Book of Revelation]].

{{wide image|Pergamon 10.jpg|890px|align-cap=center| Panoramic view of Pergamon and the modern city of [[Bergama]].}}