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EXTERNAL HISTORY .-- PERGAMUM .-- JUGURTHINE WAR (118-104).
Pergamum was an ancient city of Mysia on the Caicus, fifteen miles from the sea.

It first became important after the death of Alexander.

Its first king, Attalus I.( 241-197), added a large territory to the city.
He was an ally of the Romans, and his successors remained their firm friends.

The city became one of the most prosperous and famous in Asia Minor, noted for its architectural monuments, its fine library, and its schools.