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Mosaic720 viewsIn the Houses on the Hill.
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The Headless Doctor719 viewsErected during the Byzantine era in honor of a woman doctor who had rendered great services to the city.
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The Pollio Fountain718 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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Curetes Street713 viewsLooking toward Library of Celsus
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The Temple of Hadrian708 viewsWith some of our tour group in the foreground.
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Stadium Street, Ephesus704 viewsLeading away from the Grand Theater toward the Temple of Artemis.
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Temple of Artemis, Ephesus703 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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Chuck Mattox at Ephesus700 viewsThe notorious eclipse-chaser strikes again.
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The Brothel696 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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The Fountain of Trajan692 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 Grand Theater of Ephesus690 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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Houses on the Hill689 viewsThe modern-looking structures on the left of the Library were constructed to protect the ancient houses on the hill, which are roofless and open to the weather.
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