🏛️ Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape: Maltepe Tumulus
Hellenistic burial monument in western Türkiye
📌 Fast Facts
- Location: 7 km southeast of Pergamon, near Bergama, Izmir Province
- Period: Hellenistic, 3rd–2nd century BCE
- Type: Earthen mound with stone burial chamber
- UNESCO inscription: 2014
Maltepe Tumulus is a Hellenistic burial monument in western Türkiye that consists of a large earthen mound enclosing a stone-built chamber. Located approximately 7 km southeast of ancient Pergamon near Bergama, the tumulus was constructed for a high-status individual, possibly from the Attalid dynasty that ruled the Pergamene kingdom. Maltepe Tumulus was inscribed as a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2014 as part of "Pergamon and its Multi-Layered Cultural Landscape". As of 2026, the tumulus ...