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Pergamum

Pergamum

Ruins of a corridor in ancient Pergamum. To the left was the Temple of Athena and to the right, the city’s library, the second largest in the ancient world.

Pergamum

Pergamum

Ruins of the Temple of Athena, Pergamum.

Pergamum

Pergamum

An ancient street in Pergamum.

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Pergamum

View from the top of the Acropolis in Pergamum.

Pergamum

Pergamum

Ruins of the theater in Pergamum. The acoustics were so good that a whisper onstage could be heard all the way to the top row.

Pergamum

Pergamum

View from the top of the theater. This is where the expression “nosebleed seats” came from.

Pergamum

Pergamum

Gordon Robertson memorizing his lines for his one-man performance at the theater.

Pergamum

Pergamum

Ruins of the Temple of Trajan. The Pergamenes were known as the “Temple-keepers of Asia.”

Pergamum

Pergamum

The Headless Centurion.

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Pergamum

Gordon checking a shot with cameraman Lior Sperandeo.

Pergamum

Pergamum

The foundation of the Great Altar of Zeus. The altar itself is in the Pergamon Museum in Berlin.

Pergamum

Pergamum

Ruins of the Altar of Zeus, the spot some scholars think is the “Seat of Satan” mentioned in Revelation.

Pergamum

Pergamum

The view from the “Seat of Satan.”

Pergamum

Pergamum

Gordon preparing for a standup at the Temple of Trajan.

Pergamum

Pergamum

Gordon gets a thumbs-up from Lior and producer Erin Zimmerman.

Pergamum

Pergamum

Sadly, I did not see the cable cars until after the terrifying hike up the side of this mountain.

Pergamum

Pergamum

Lior on the Via Sacra (“Sacred Way”). Above his head, you can see the Acropolis of Pergamum.

Pergamum

Pergamum

An altar to the Greek snake-god Asklepios, the god of healing. Here patients offered sacrifices to get healing from Asklepios.

Pergamum

Pergamum

Dormitories in the world’s first psychiatric hospital, the Asklepion of Pergamum. This facility was a cross between a hospital and a health spa.

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Pergamum

One of the world’s first hot tubs.

Pergamum

Pergamum

A flock of sheep threaten to interrupt our shoot at the Asklepion.

Pergamum

Pergamum

For the record, there was no “Sheep Crossing” sign at the entrance.

Pergamum

Pergamum

Would you buy honey at the Seat of Satan? Actually we did, and it was excellent.

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