Pergamos

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From Easton's 1897 Bible Dictionary [easton]:

  Pergamos
     the chief city of Mysia, in Asia Minor. One of the "seven
     churches" was planted here (Rev. 1:11; 2:17). It was noted for
     its wickedness, insomuch that our Lord says "Satan's seat" was
     there. The church of Pergamos was rebuked for swerving from the
     truth and embracing the doctrines of Balaam and the


     Nicolaitanes. Antipas, Christ's "faithful martyr," here sealed
     his testimony with his blood.
     
       This city stood on the banks of the river Caicus, about 20
     miles from the sea. It is now called Bergama, and has a
     population of some twenty thousand, of whom about two thousand
     profess to be Christians. Parchment (q.v.) was first made here,
     and was called by the Greeks pergamene, from the name of the
     city.
     

From Hitchcock's Bible Names Dictionary (late 1800's) [hitchcock]:

  Pergamos, height; elevation