The Library of Pergamon was established in the city of Pergamon (also Pergamum) by the Attalid King Eumenes II (r. 197-159 BCE) and became the most famous and well-respected center of learning after the Library at Alexandria, Egypt. The library continued in use from the reign of Eumenes II through the Byzantine Period.
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197 BCE - 159 BCELibrary of Pergamon established during the reign of Attalid king Eumenes II.
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262 CELibrary of Pergamon most likely damaged by earthquake along with the rest of the city.
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c. 1300 CELibrary of Pergamon is most likely abandoned.
