Ephesus

Ephesus (Kusadasi), Turkey – 2010. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city near the present day Selçuk, Turkey. It was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek era and in the Roman period it was the second largest city in the Roman Empire with a population of more than 250,000. Ephesus contains the largest collection of Roman ruins in the eastern Mediterranean and only an estimated 15% has been excavated. Both St. John and St. Mary (The Virgin Mary) lived and died in the Ephesus area and remains of Churches and other monuments to them can be found in the surrounding hills.
The Basilica (foreground) and Odeon (background), a small theatre near the upper entrance to Ephesus, Turkey
Scattered stone in the area of the Nymphaion, Ephesus, Turkey
The remains of a fluted column, Ephesus, Turkey
The Varius Baths, Ephesus
The Basilica, Ephesus
The Basilica, Ephesus
The Basilica, Ephesus
Prytaneion – Dedicated to Hestia, goddess of hearth and home, Ephesus, Turkey
The Memorial to Memmius, Ephesus, Turkey
Detail of stone carving, Ephesus, Turkey
The Memorial to Memmius, Ephesus
Looking up Curetes Street from Hercules Gate, Ephesus
The Celsus Library built by Julius Caesar in honour of his father, Celsus, Ephesus, Turkey
Mosaic pavement beside the lower end of Curetes Street, Ephesus
Detail of mosaic pavement, Ephesus
The Temple of Hadrian, Ephesus
The Temple of Hadrian, Ephesus
The Temple of Hadrian, Ephesus
Latrina (Public Toilets) with a water flushing system underneath, Ephesus
Ephesus
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