Archbishopric of Perga
| Πέργη (in Ancient Greek) Perge (in Turkish) |
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Overview of Perga
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| Location | Aksu, Antalya Province, Turkey |
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| Region | Pamphylia |
| Coordinates | 36°57′41″N 30°51′14″E / 36.96139°N 30.85389°ECoordinates: 36°57′41″N 30°51′14″E / 36.96139°N 30.85389°E |
| Type | Settlement |
| History | |
| Founded | Approximately 1000 BC |
| Periods | Greek Dark Ages to Middle Ages |
| Cultures | Greek, Roman, Byzantine, Turkish |
| Associated with | Apollonius |
Perga or Perge (Greek: Πέργη Perge, Turkish: Perge) was an ancient Anatolian city in modern Turkey, once the capital of Pamphylia Secunda, now in Antalya province on the southwestern Mediterranean coast of Turkey. Today, it is a large site of ancient ruins 15 kilometres (9.3 mi) east of Antalya on the coastal plain. An acropolis located there dates back to the Bronze Age.
Perga was an ancient and important city of Pamphylia, between the rivers Catarrhactes and Cestrus (Turkish Aksu Çayı).
A treaty between the Hittite Great King Tudhaliya IV and his vassal, the king of Tarhuntassa, defined the latter's western border at the city "Parha" and the "Kastaraya River". The river is assumed to be the classical Cestrus. West of Parha were the "Lukka Lands". Parha likely spoke a late Luwian dialect like Lycian and that of the neo-Hittite kingdoms.
Perge returns to history as a Pamphylian Greek city, and with Pamphylia came under successive rule by Persians, Athenians, and Persians again. Alexander the Great, after quitting Phaselis, occupied Perge with a part of his army. The road between these two towns is described as long and difficult. Alexander's rule was followed by the Diadochi empire of the Seleucids, then the Romans.
Perge gained renown for the worship of Artemis, whose temple stood on a hill outside the town, and in whose honour annual festivals were celebrated. The coins of Perge represent both the goddess and her temple.
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