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The Prytaneion534 viewsCity Council hall and administrative center.
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The Domitian Temple534 viewsWhoever named it was misinformed, because it was actually erected in honor of the Emperor Titus, predecessor of Domitian.
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Pollio Fountain534 viewsNote scruffy tourist ambling past the fountain. You wouldn't think the Turks would let such riffraff into their historic places.
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The Odeon533 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.
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The Brothel's Secret Passage533 viewsAn underground passage led from the Library to the Brothel. Who says academicians don't get randy?
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View from the Brothel522 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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St. Paul Prison501 viewsSt. Paul was supposedly jailed here during one of his visits to Ephesus.
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Stonework497 viewsNear the Domitian Temple.
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Winged Figure495 viewsStone carving detail, Curetes Street.
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Two Miscreants in Ephesus463 viewsWho let them in?
   
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