View of the ruins of Pergamon, an ancient Greek city in Aeolis, currently located 26 kilometres (16 mi) from the Aegean Sea and the capital of the Kingdom of Pergamon during the Hellenistic period, under the Attalid dynasty, 281–133 BC. Mentioned in the Book of Revelation, the city is known for the Library of Pergamum in Pergamum, Turkey, one of the most important libraries in the ancient world and second only to the Great Library at Alexandria in size and volume.135 film (36×24 mm