EphesusEphesusAn ancient cityAn ancient city

Part IIIPart III

DrainageDrainage

Drainage system Drainage system used by the used by the Ephesians. It Ephesians. It begins to make begins to make one wonder just one wonder just how hard their how hard their lives truly were.lives truly were.

TheatreTheatre

City council theatreCity council theatre Wealthy patrons Wealthy patrons

would gather here would gather here to discuss politics to discuss politics and governmentand government

Excavations continueExcavations continue

Here is a hill with Here is a hill with things poking out things poking out but it has yet to be but it has yet to be uncovered.uncovered.

Archaeologists Archaeologists estimate only 50% estimate only 50% of Ephesus has of Ephesus has been excavated.been excavated.

ExcavationsExcavations

The wealthy homes The wealthy homes are still being are still being excavated. excavated.

The pictures here The pictures here are from four years are from four years of work.of work.

LibraryLibrary

Built by the Roman Built by the Roman emperor Celsiusemperor Celsius

There were 3 floors There were 3 floors even though the even though the front made it look front made it look like 2like 2

It held 12000 It held 12000 books and scrolls books and scrolls all destroyed by all destroyed by firefire

LibraryLibrary

There were statues There were statues in each little box in each little box thingthing

You can see the You can see the ones on the bottom, ones on the bottom, they are wisdom, they are wisdom, knowledge, justice, knowledge, justice, and virtue.and virtue.

To the right you can To the right you can see the entry to the see the entry to the Agora (market)Agora (market)

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A close up of St. A close up of St. Sofia, one of the Sofia, one of the statuesstatues

You can see the 5 You can see the 5 letters at the letters at the bottom spelling bottom spelling ““ΣΟΦΙΑΣΟΦΙΑ” (Sofia)” (Sofia)

Represents wisdomRepresents wisdom

LibraryLibrary

LibraryLibrary

Had a secret tunnel Had a secret tunnel to the brothelto the brothel

Rumor has it that Rumor has it that men would tell men would tell their wives they their wives they were going to the were going to the library and then…library and then…

DeathDeath Bodies of the rich were Bodies of the rich were

buried in sarcophogiburied in sarcophogi Sarcophogus means Sarcophogus means

“flesh eating box” “flesh eating box” because the body because the body would disappear would disappear leaving only the bones leaving only the bones after awhile.after awhile.

Smaller sarcophogi Smaller sarcophogi held ashes of held ashes of cremated remains cremated remains rather than smaller rather than smaller bodiesbodies

LatrinesLatrines

Built around Built around emperor Hadrian’s emperor Hadrian’s time and looked time and looked similar to the ones similar to the ones at Hadrian's wallat Hadrian's wall

In public toilets In public toilets everyone sat next everyone sat next to each other to to each other to use the toiletuse the toilet

Latrines at Hadrian’s WallLatrines at Hadrian’s Wall

Seats around the Seats around the outsideoutside

Had a small Had a small aquaduct flowing aquaduct flowing around in front of the around in front of the seats, then into the seats, then into the start of the latrine start of the latrine line’s flusher, line’s flusher, functioning as a sinkfunctioning as a sink

People used a People used a sponge to wipe sponge to wipe themselvesthemselves

St. John’s ChurchSt. John’s Church

The burial place of The burial place of St. John, one of the St. John, one of the apostles from the apostles from the Bible.Bible.

He spread He spread Christianity to Christianity to Ephesus at a time Ephesus at a time when the goddess when the goddess Artemis was much Artemis was much revered.revered.

St. John’s ChurchSt. John’s Church

It is thought that John It is thought that John brought Mary, the brought Mary, the mother of Jesus Christ mother of Jesus Christ to live here at Ephesus to live here at Ephesus after Christ was after Christ was crucified.crucified.

Ephesus had Jewish Ephesus had Jewish people living there too people living there too but the Christians had but the Christians had a harder time because a harder time because they kept trying to they kept trying to convert the Ephesians.convert the Ephesians.

Temple of ArtemisTemple of Artemis One of the seven One of the seven

wonders of the ancient wonders of the ancient world.world.

Located a few kilometres Located a few kilometres from Ephesus because it from Ephesus because it was built near the first was built near the first city and later the city city and later the city was movedwas moved

Very little remains Very little remains because people took the because people took the pieces to build other pieces to build other things.things.

Temple of ArtemisTemple of Artemis

Almost three times Almost three times the size of the the size of the ParthenonParthenon

Supported by 127 Supported by 127 columnscolumns

Artemis was the Artemis was the patron goddess of patron goddess of EphesusEphesus

Built on a bog to Built on a bog to protect it from protect it from earthquakesearthquakes

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