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The Celsus Library4 viewsOne of the great libraries of the ancient world, said to contain 12,000 scrolls.
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Detail of the Celsus Library3 viewsThe four sets of columns adjacent to the doors of the library were adorned with statues depicting Wisdom, Knowledge, Intelligence and Fortune. This one would presumably be Intelligence.
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Gates of Mazeus and Mithridates3 viewsServed as entrances to the Commercial Agora. Built by two former slaves to honor Emperor Augustus, who gave them their freedom.
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The Agora at Ephesus3 viewsThe commercial center, featuring Jim Windlinger.
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Commercial Agora at Ephesus3 viewsBeing explored by members of the OCSS Tour Group - Pam Bloxham, David Lindquist, Jim Windlinger.
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The Goddess Artemis2 viewsNot your familiar Greek virgin huntress. The Ephesian Artemis' was the Great Mother, a fertility goddess whose many breasts signify her role as the nourisher of life.
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Latrines2 viewsPay Toilets, not coin-operated. An adjunct to the Scolastica Baths, located next to the Temple of Hadrian.
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Sanitary Facility Inspection2 viewsConducted by Dr. Patricia Bush, M.D. The latrines featured running water 24/7.
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Baths of Skolastikia4 viewsOriginally built in the first century AD by Varius, these baths were renamed after a Christian woman who undertook their restoration in the 4th century. They were the largest baths in Ephesus.
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An Ephesian Cat1 viewsPam Bloxham and Cherie Rabideaux frolic with one of the local felines.
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Marble Street3 viewsBuilt of - you guessed it - marble.
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Directions to the Brothel2 viewsThe footprint indicated the way to go; the purse next to the hole announced that it wasn't free, and the hole was for measuring whether you had enough coins to afford it.
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