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Mosaic785 viewsIn the Houses on the Hill.
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Sandie at the Prytaneion785 viewsThe Prytaneion held the sacred fire of Hestia, which was supposed to never be extinguished. To that end it was tended by priests called Curetes, for whom Curetes Street is named.
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The Headless Doctor781 viewsErected during the Byzantine era in honor of a woman doctor who had rendered great services to the city.
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The Fountain of Trajan769 viewsDedicated (surprise!) to the Emperor Trajan (reigned AD 98-117), under whom the Roman Empire reached its greatest territorial extent.
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The Pollio Fountain767 viewsSo called because people who had polio were cured by bathing in it. No, I made that up. Actually, it is named for the Pollio family, a prominent Ephesus family who had it built in 97 AD.
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The Trajan Fountain765 viewsWith our guide Attila the Honey making faces in the foreground.
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Stadium Street, Ephesus760 viewsLeading away from the Grand Theater toward the Temple of Artemis.
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The Temple of Hadrian758 viewsWith some of our tour group in the foreground.
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Chuck Mattox at Ephesus755 viewsThe notorious eclipse-chaser strikes again.
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The Brothel753 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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Great Amphitheater at Ephesus751 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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Temple of Artemis, Ephesus751 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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