Carroll, M., and K. Gleason (2026). "Temple Grove of Nikephorion." Gardens of the Roman Empire, accessed October 2, 2026. https://roman-gardens.github.io/id/64c43f2f28/

Temple Grove of Nikephorion

Contributors: Annette Guan, Amelia Lamis
Published: 2026-10-01
Last modified: 2026-10-01

Dates

late third to second centuries BCE

Excavation Dates

unspecified

Garden Description

King Eumenes II of Pergamum employed a gardener to plant new trees and nurse damaged ones back to health in the grove of the Nikephorion, following an attack on the city by Philip V of Macedon in 201 BCE, during which Philip V ordered his troops to cut down trees in the sanctuary (Polybios 16.1.6).

Bibliography

  • M. Carroll-Spillecke, “The Gardens of Greece from Homeric to Roman Times,” Journal of Garden History 12, 1992: 84-101. (worldcat); (Taylor & Francis Online)
  • A. Kuttner, “Republican Rome looks at Pergamon” In Harvard Studies in Classical Philology vol. 97, Greece in Rome: Influence, Interaction, Resistance, ed. C.P.Jones, R. Thomas, 1997, pp. 157-178. (worldcat)
  • C. Ratte, “Pergamon,” Oxford Encyclopedia of Near Eastern Archaeology, 1997, 261-262. (Oxford)
  • I. Nielsen, Hellenistic Palaces. Aarhus, 1994, p. 107, catalog no. 15. (worldcat)

Keywords

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