With a population of 250,000 in the 1st century AD, Ephesus was at one time the second largest city of the world, behind Rome. The centerpiece of Ephesus is the library (above) built to house 12,000 scrolls, named after Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, who was governor of Asia in 115 AD and is buried within the library.
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| Pillars at the entrance to the site | Us! | A Roman theater |
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| The ruins around Ephesus | Hadrian's arch |
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| The imposing Celsus library, one of the great libraries of the early world and a stunning example of Graeco- Roman architecture |
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| An enactment of a Roman event, ending in a gladiator fight | The design for the temple of Artemis, one of the 7 original wonders of the world |
Time has been unkind. Only a pillar (topped by a stork's nest) and a few scattered stones bear testimony to those halcyon days. |
