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Get to know Pergamum better with 8 real example sentences, the meaning and synonyms like city or metropolis.

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Pergamum meaning

An ancient Greek city, in western Anatolia, near modern Bergama.

Synonyms of Pergamum

city metropolis urban center

Related words

Other words often associated with Pergamum or its synonyms:

municipality

Using Pergamum

  • The main meaning on this page is: An ancient Greek city, in western Anatolia, near modern Bergama.
  • Useful related words include: city, metropolis, urban center.
  • In the example corpus, pergamum often appears in combinations such as: of pergamum, pergamum and, in pergamum.

Context around Pergamum

  • Average sentence length in these examples: 21.5 words
  • Position in the sentence: 1 start, 5 middle, 2 end
  • Sentence types: 8 statements, 0 questions, 0 exclamations

Sentence patterns with Pergamum

These short patterns come directly from the example sentences and show how the word is often embedded:

at pergamum there was 1× eumenes of pergamum and instead 1× galen of pergamum 1× gladiators in pergamum ad 158 1× greece and pergamum in turkey 1× library of pergamum and on 1× oribasius of pergamum who seems 1× school in pergamum where he 1×

Sentence openings and endings

Common sentence openings:

at pergamum there 1× at the end 1× galen served as 1× julian was treated 1× libraries were filled 1× part of galen 1×

Common sentence endings:

galen of pergamum 1× of the gladiators 1× pagan god asklepios 1× pergamum ad 158 1× propylaeus of alcamenes 1× rome for help 1×

Words around Pergamum

Just before it in the word index:

pergamon 14 pergami 6 perfusionist 2 perfusion 17 perfunctory 41 perfunctorily 5

Just after it in the word index:

pergola 37 pergolas 4 pergolesi 8 pergram 2 perh 2 perham 25

Similar in corpus frequency:

aaaaa 11 aaba 11 aafc 11 aaib 11 aalbers 11 aardvarks 11

Corpus analysis for Pergamum

  • In this selection, "pergamum" usually appears in the middle of the sentence. The average example has 21.5 words, and this corpus slice is mostly made up of statements.
  • Recognizable usage signals include at pergamum there was and eumenes of pergamum and instead. That gives this page its own corpus information beyond isolated example sentences.
  • By corpus frequency, "pergamum" sits close to words such as aaaaa, aaba and aafc, which helps place it inside the broader word index.

Example types with pergamum

The same corpus examples are grouped by length and sentence type, making it easier to see the contexts in which the word appears:

Short example sentences

Galen served as chief physician to the gladiators in Pergamum (AD 158). (12 words)

Some of what we know of them comes from Celsus and Galen of Pergamum. (14 words)

I have also visited Epidaurus in Greece and Pergamum in Turkey, healing shrines of the pagan god Asklepios. (18 words)

Longer example sentences

Part of Galen 's medical training was at a gladiator school in Pergamum where he saw (and would later criticise) the training, diet, and long term health prospects of the gladiators. (31 words)

Libraries were filled with parchment scrolls as at Library of Pergamum and on papyrus scrolls as at Alexandria : the export of prepared writing materials was a staple of commerce. (29 words)

At the end of the Hellenistic period, in 197 BC, the city suddenly cut its ties with King Eumenes of Pergamum and instead appealed to Rome for help. (28 words)

Example sentences (8)

At Pergamum there was discovered in 1903 a Hellenistic copy of the head of the Hermes "Propylaeus" of Alcamenes.

At the end of the Hellenistic period, in 197 BC, the city suddenly cut its ties with King Eumenes of Pergamum and instead appealed to Rome for help.

Galen served as chief physician to the gladiators in Pergamum (AD 158).

I have also visited Epidaurus in Greece and Pergamum in Turkey, healing shrines of the pagan god Asklepios.

Julian was treated by his personal physician, Oribasius of Pergamum, who seems to have made every attempt to treat the wound.

Libraries were filled with parchment scrolls as at Library of Pergamum and on papyrus scrolls as at Alexandria : the export of prepared writing materials was a staple of commerce.

Part of Galen 's medical training was at a gladiator school in Pergamum where he saw (and would later criticise) the training, diet, and long term health prospects of the gladiators.

Some of what we know of them comes from Celsus and Galen of Pergamum.

Common combinations with pergamum

These word pairs occur most frequently in English texts:

Frequently asked questions

How do you use "pergamum" in a sentence?
An example: "At Pergamum there was discovered in 1903 a Hellenistic copy of the head of the Hermes "Propylaeus" of Alcamenes." This page contains 8 example sentences with the word "pergamum" from authentic English texts.
What does "pergamum" mean?
Pergamum means: An ancient Greek city, in western Anatolia, near modern Bergama.
What are synonyms of "pergamum"?
Common synonyms of "pergamum" include: city, metropolis, urban center.
How many example sentences with "pergamum" are there?
Voorbeeldzinnen.info contains 8 example sentences with "pergamum", drawn from a database of millions of English sentences.