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Pergăma, ōrum, or Pergămum (Pergămon), i, n., = Πέργαμα or Πέργαμον,

  1. I. the citadel of Troy, poet. for Troy: Pergama, Liv. Andron. ap. Non. 512, 32 (Trag. Rel. v. 2 Rib.); Enn. ap. Macr. S. 6, 2 (Trag. v. 98 Vahl.); Lucr. 1, 476; Verg. A. 1, 651; 2, 177; 571; Ov. M. 12, 445; 591; 13, 169 et saep.: Pergamo, Enn. ap. Cic. Div. 1, 21, 42; Pac. ap. Non. 280, 27: Pergamum (acc.), Poët. ap. Auct. Her. 2, 26, 42; Plaut. Bacch. 4, 9, 2; (nom.) Sen. Agam. 419; id. Troad. 14: Pergamon, Auct. Aetn. 18.
    1. B. Lavinia Pergama, i. e. Lavinium, Sil. 13, 64.
      Hence,
  2. II. Pergămĕus, a, um, adj., Trojan (poet.): arces, Verg. A. 3, 110: gens, id. ib. 6, 63: Lar, id. ib. 5, 744: vates, i. e. Cassandra, Prop. 4 (5), 1, 51.
      1. 2. Transf., Roman (on account of the descent of the Romans from the Trojans): sanguis, Sil. 1, 47.