🏛️ Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape: Ilyas Tepe Tumulus
Hellenistic burial mound in the Pergamon archaeological region, western Türkiye
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: Bergama district, Izmir Province, western Türkiye
- Period: 4th–2nd centuries BCE, Hellenistic era
- Type: Monumental burial tumulus and elite necropolis component
- UNESCO inscription: 2014
Ilyas Tepe Tumulus is a monumental burial mound in the Pergamon archaeological region that documents Hellenistic elite burial practices in western Türkiye. Constructed between the 4th and 2nd centuries BCE, the tumulus served as the final resting place for members of the Attalid dynasty and other high-ranking individuals from the ancient city of Pergamon. Ilyas Tepe was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014, as component 1457-003 within the broader "Pergamon and its Multi-Layered ...