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Winged Figure439 viewsStone carving detail, Curetes Street.Jun 29, 2019
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Curetes Street504 viewsOne of the three main streets of Ephesus; named after the priests who cared for the flame of the Prytaneion. Connected the Gate of Hercules with the Library of Celsus.Jun 29, 2019
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Pollio Fountain470 viewsNote scruffy tourist ambling past the fountain. You wouldn't think the Turks would let such riffraff into their historic places.Jun 29, 2019
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Stonework446 viewsNear the Domitian Temple.Jun 29, 2019
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The Domitian Temple469 viewsWhoever named it was misinformed, because it was actually erected in honor of the Emperor Titus, predecessor of Domitian.Jun 29, 2019
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Memmius Monument499 viewsErected during the reign of Augustus to commemorate the reconquest of Asia from Mithridates VI of Pontus by the dictator Sulla in 87 BC. Memmius was Sulla's grandson.Jun 29, 2019
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Two Miscreants in Ephesus409 viewsWho let them in?Jun 29, 2019
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Wobbly Column488 viewsBut it's still standing.Jun 29, 2019
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The Odeon462 viewsA "small" theater (capacity 1500) commisioned in the second century by Publius Vedius Antonius, a wealthy citizen of Ephesus, and his wife; used for political meetings, concerts, theatrical performances, etc.Jun 29, 2019
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The Odeon - orchestra pit480 viewsThe Odeon may have originally had a wooden roof.Jun 29, 2019
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The Prytaneion472 viewsCity Council hall and administrative center.Jun 29, 2019
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St. Paul Prison436 viewsSt. Paul was supposedly jailed here during one of his visits to Ephesus.Jun 29, 2019
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