Library of Pergamon
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The Library of Pergamon was an important ancient Greek library and cultural center in Asia Minor, renowned as a rival to the Library of Alexandria and a major hub of scholarship and manuscript collection.
All labels observed (3)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| library of Pergamon | 3 |
| Library of Pergamon canonical | 2 |
| Pergamon Library | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T6775249 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Library of Pergamon Context triple: [Kingdom of Pergamon, hasPart, Library of Pergamon]
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Library of Pantainos
The Library of Pantainos was a Roman-era public library and cultural complex in Athens, known for its role as an important center of learning and literature within the Ancient Agora.
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The Library (Bibliotheca) of Apollodorus
The Library (Bibliotheca) of Apollodorus is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook traditionally attributed to Apollodorus of Athens, offering a comprehensive prose compilation of Greek myths and heroic legends.
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Library of Celsus
The Library of Celsus is an ancient Roman monumental library in Ephesus, Turkey, renowned for its ornate façade and status as one of the best-preserved libraries of the classical world.
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acropolis of Pergamon
The acropolis of Pergamon is the fortified hilltop complex of the ancient Greek city of Pergamon, renowned for its dramatic terraces, monumental temples, and impressive Hellenistic architecture overlooking the Caicus River valley in modern-day Turkey.
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Hadrian's Library
Hadrian's Library is an ancient Roman complex in central Athens, built by Emperor Hadrian as a grand library and cultural center, whose ruins now stand just off Monastiraki Square.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Library of Pergamon Target entity description: The Library of Pergamon was an important ancient Greek library and cultural center in Asia Minor, renowned as a rival to the Library of Alexandria and a major hub of scholarship and manuscript collection.
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A.
Library of Pantainos
The Library of Pantainos was a Roman-era public library and cultural complex in Athens, known for its role as an important center of learning and literature within the Ancient Agora.
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B.
The Library (Bibliotheca) of Apollodorus
The Library (Bibliotheca) of Apollodorus is an ancient Greek mythographical handbook traditionally attributed to Apollodorus of Athens, offering a comprehensive prose compilation of Greek myths and heroic legends.
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C.
Library of Celsus
The Library of Celsus is an ancient Roman monumental library in Ephesus, Turkey, renowned for its ornate façade and status as one of the best-preserved libraries of the classical world.
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D.
acropolis of Pergamon
The acropolis of Pergamon is the fortified hilltop complex of the ancient Greek city of Pergamon, renowned for its dramatic terraces, monumental temples, and impressive Hellenistic architecture overlooking the Caicus River valley in modern-day Turkey.
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Hadrian's Library
Hadrian's Library is an ancient Roman complex in central Athens, built by Emperor Hadrian as a grand library and cultural center, whose ruins now stand just off Monastiraki Square.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
ancient library
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cultural center ⓘ |
| approximateDateOfEstablishment |
2nd century BCE
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3rd century BCE ⓘ |
| architecturalStyle | Hellenistic architecture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Greek literature
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philosophy ⓘ rhetoric ⓘ scholars of the Hellenistic period ⓘ science ⓘ textual criticism ⓘ |
| collectionSize | second only to the Library of Alexandria in the Hellenistic world ⓘ |
| country |
Greek Antiquity
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surface form:
Ancient Greece
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| culturalImpact |
contributed to preservation of Greek literary works
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symbol of Hellenistic intellectual rivalry ⓘ |
| dedicatedTo | learning and the Muses ⓘ |
| era | Hellenistic period NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| foundedBy |
Attalid dynasty
NERFINISHED
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Eumenes II of Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| function |
educational institution
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repository of scrolls and manuscripts ⓘ research center ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | part of UNESCO World Heritage Site "Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape" ⓘ |
| inCompetitionWith | Library of Alexandria NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influenced | development of parchment as a writing material ⓘ |
| knownFor |
association with parchment (pergamena)
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large manuscript collection ⓘ support of literary and scientific scholarship ⓘ |
| language | Ancient Greek ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Asia Minor
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Kingdom of Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mediumOfTexts |
papyrus scrolls
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parchment manuscripts ⓘ |
| modernLocation | Bergama, Turkey NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Acropolis of Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| patron |
Attalid dynasty
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Attalus I of Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ Attalus II of Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ Eumenes II of Pergamon NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Mysia NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| religiousContext | situated near temples on the Pergamon acropolis ⓘ |
| significance |
major center of Hellenistic scholarship
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rival of the Library of Alexandria ⓘ |
| status | ruins ⓘ |
| typeOfCollection |
literary texts
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philosophical treatises ⓘ scientific works ⓘ |
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Subject: Library of Pergamon Description of subject: The Library of Pergamon was an important ancient Greek library and cultural center in Asia Minor, renowned as a rival to the Library of Alexandria and a major hub of scholarship and manuscript collection.
Referenced by (6)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
this entity surface form:
library of Pergamon
this entity surface form:
library of Pergamon
this entity surface form:
Pergamon Library
subject surface form:
Acropolis of Pergamon
this entity surface form:
library of Pergamon