The town was founded Perge after the Trojan War, and soon became a major port of Pamphylia. It remains little information about the city before the arrival here of Alexander the Great in 333 BC Residents Perge themselves opened the gates and allowed him to use the city as a military commander military point of reference. In 133 BC Perge city became part of the Roman Empire. It was during the reign of the Roman city began to grow and prosper. Perge is famous by the fact that here for the first time read his sermon Paul.

City Theatre Greco-Roman style was built in the second half of the II century AD and at one time I hold about 15,000 spectators. The building consists of two floors. The walls are decorated with bas-reliefs depicting Dionysus and Kentrosa. Even today you can see fragments of these ornaments. All seats for the audience divided into two sectors with staggered thirteen seats. The Romans used the building of the theater for gladiator fights. On the outer wall of the theater it was built a fountain. Before the theater is a U-shaped stadium, which is well preserved to this day. He, too, was built in the II century AD The stadium can accommodate 12,000 spectators.

Preserved sections of the city walls up to 12 meters. South Gate, through which tourists come to the city, also called "Porta Romana". Immediately behind them are Hellenistic Gate (III century AD). Along the edges of the gate towers are round-shaped top and a ruined niches, which are found during the excavations sculpture. Outside the gates of a small courtyard with niches in the walls. The north side of the yard has three entrances. They built a two-storey approaches. In the niches of input structures once stood statues of Roman emperors and empresses.

On the eastern side of the Hellenistic gate located Perga Agora. It was built in the IV century BC Agora is surrounded by columns and shops are located around the perimeter and rooms. In the center is a round temple. On the south side stands the church. Recently, archaeological searches were found well-preserved Roman baths located opposite the agora.

From the main gate to the acropolis spreads wide, marble-paved Arcadian street with colonnades on either side. In the middle of the street are two meters wide canal, and on the sides of the shelves were merchants. This main street intersects another, passing from east to west, have extended the western end where you can find the ruins of monumental palestra. Palestra is a well-preserved structure dedicated to Emperor Claudius (41-54 years BC). Around the city walls at the western end of the street are the ruins of the baths.

On the east side of the street from the Arcadian in the Byzantine era it was built Episcopal basilica with two naves. On the opposite side of the Arcadian is located at the foot of the Acropolis nymphs (Sacred Spring), which is a semi-circular structure, dating from the reign of Hadrian (130-150 AD). In the center of this huge fountain length of 21 meters and a width of 37.5 meters, the statue of the god of the river. On the territory of the fountain was discovered many different sculptures.

Just behind the Nymphaeum on the hill was the Acropolis. From it remained at the top of one unsightly building that holds the remains of marble columns and vaulted ceilings.