Prytaneion Of Ephesos
by Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
Title
Prytaneion Of Ephesos
Artist
Christiane Schulze Art And Photography
Medium
Photograph - Photography - Digital Photography
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Ephesus was an ancient Greek city, and later a major Roman city, on the coast of Ionia, near present-day Sel�uk, Izmir Province, Turkey. It was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek era. In the Roman period, Ephesus had a population of more than 250,000 in the 1st century BC, which served to make it one of the largest cities in the Mediterranean world.
The city was famed for the Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BC), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Emperor Constantine I rebuilt much of the city and erected new public baths. Following the Edict of Thessalonica from emperor Theodosius I, the temple was destroyed in 401 AD by a mob led by St. John Chrysostom. The town was partially destroyed by an earthquake in 614 AD. The city's importance as a commercial center declined as the harbor was slowly silted up by the Cayster River.
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April 14th, 2013
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