Library of Celsus
Today’s Ephesus photo gallery and slide show:
Ionic column
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Ruins and rubble
Terrace house mosaic
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Fun Photo Friday — 54 Days at Sea; Ephesus Favorites
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54 Days at Sea — Arriving Ephesus, Turkey
Ephesus, Turkey
Today and over the next two weeks I’ll be taking you on a journey back into time, for the history of Ephesus is a history that predates the Greek Empire, extends through the Persian Empire, the Roman Empire, and continued on through the Byzantine (Eastern Roman) Empire well into the Ottoman Empire. Indeed, the area in and around Ephesus was first inhabited by Greek Attica and Ionian colonists in the 10th century B.C., and wasn’t abandoned until the 15th century A.D.
Ephesus, Turkey
Most of the ruins in Ephesus date back to the Roman Empire, but some carry through from an earlier epoch. Here is the Prytaneion of Ephesus, which was the seat of government during Grecian rule:
Prytaneion of Ephesus
Ephesus also had an impressive amphitheater with seating for 24,000 and standing room for another 1,000. The amphitheater was built in Hellenic era, and rebuilt several time under Roman rule.
Ephesus Amphitheater
Here is the archway into the Temple of Emperor Hadrian, built by the Romans before A.D. 138:
Temple of Hadrian
This next image is of the Fountain of Emperor Trajan, and dates back to A.D. 102:
Fountain of Trajan
I’ll leave you with these miscellaneous of Ephesus images until Fun Photo Friday and into next week:
Ephesus, Turkey
Ephesus, Turkey
Ephesus, Turkey
Ephesus, Turkey
Ephesus, Turkey
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54 Days at Sea — April 25; Kuşadası and Ephesus, Turkey
M.S. Prinsendam’s Captain on the flying bridge; Kuşadası tugboat
Only one day after leaving behind Volos, Greece (and Meteora), M.S. Prinsendam made port in Kuşadası, Turkey. Heading into port we passed Güvercinada, which translates from Turkish to Pigeon Island.
Güvercinada (Pigeon Island), Kuşadası
We found that Holland America’s M.S. Eurodam beat us there. While the M.S. Eurodam may appear gigantic next to M.S. Prinsendam, it’s actually not that large a ship. It 86,273 gross tons, measures 935 feet/285 meters in length, houses eleven passenger decks, and has capacity for just over 2,100 passengers and 929 crew.
Signature-class ship M.S. Eurodam
But when you place alongside her the diminutive M.S. Prinsendam, she seems much larger than that. That’s because M.S. Prinsendam is only 38,848 gross tons, 674 feet/205 meters long, contains two fewer passenger decks, and can accommodate a maximum of only 835 passengers and 460 crew.
Tiny M.S. Prinsendam next to the M.S. Eurodam
M.S. Prinsendam and M.S. Eurodam
Ursula and I would not be spending much time in Kuşadası, as we had a long day ahead, many places to go, and much to see. So, here’s one more photograph of Kuşadası before we get going:
Kuşadası, Turkey
The first of several stops this day was the ancient Greek (and later Roman) city of Ephesus on Turkey’s Ionian Coast. Get ready to spend a lot of time exploring this place, as you’ll be viewing photos of it beginning today and extending over the next three weeks. After leaving Ephesus, I’ll take you along for views of the nearby Basilica of St. John where Apostle John is believed buried, then continue on to the House of the Virgin Mary, where it is claimed by some that Mary lived out the latter years of her life.
But before I leave you today, I’ll give a a taste of Ephesus:
Columns lining an ancient Ephesus street
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