Which city was a major center of Hellenistic art and medicine in Asia Minor?
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Correct answer: Pergamon
Pergamon rose to prominence as a major center of Hellenistic art, medicine, and learning. Its great library rivaled Alexandria's, and its renowned school of medicine produced influential physicians.
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