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The Brothel1 viewsLocated near the corner of Curetes and Marble Streets, the Brothel originally contained a figurine of Priapus, suitably endowed. Unfortunately, it was removed to the Ephesus Museum in Selcuk.
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View from the Brothel1 viewsLooking toward the Library of Celsus. The altar in the center was where virgins were brought to sacrifice their maidenheads. (Just kidding - maybe.)
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Sandie at the Brothel3 viewsWarily watching for janissaries lurking about.
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The Brothel's Secret Passage1 viewsAn underground passage led from the Library to the Brothel. Who says academicians don't get randy?
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The Grand Theater of Ephesus2 viewsBuilt at the foot of Panayir Mountain, the Grand Theater dates from the first century A.D. Other than the Temple of Artemis, which no longer exists, it was the most imposing structure of Ephesus.
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Amphitheater Entrance5 viewsBuilt in the first century AD, refurbished in the second, and wrecked by an earthquake in the fourth.
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Great Amphitheater at Ephesus2 viewsScene of the Riot of the Silversmiths (New Testament, Acts 19), who threatened to lynch St. Paul for undermining their profitable trade in graven images. Built in the first century AD; seated up to 25,000.
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Stadium Street, Ephesus1 viewsLeading away from the Grand Theater toward the Temple of Artemis.
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"Atmospheric" Pay Toilet1 viewsI thought this was an odd way of putting it.
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Temple of Artemis, Ephesus4 viewsAll that remains of the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. "Great is Diana of the Ephesians!"
   
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