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Ruins of the Roman Senate (Odeon, or small theater) in Ephesus, Turkey. In Roman times, Ephesus had a population estimated between 250,000 and 500,000, making it one of the largest cities in the Mediterranean world.
The Library of Celsus in Ephesus, Turkey, was built between A.D. 100 and 110 by Gaius Julius Aquila in memory of his father, Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaneanus, a former governor of Roman Asia, who is buried under the library. An earthquake destroyed the library in A.D. 270, and the façade was reconstructed between 1970 and 1978.
Ruins of the public bath in Ephesus, Turkey. The Romans built several bath complexes in the city, which had one of the most complex aqueduct systems in the ancient world.
The public toilets in Ephesus, Turkey, were located in the public baths and had running water. An inscription on a wall reads: "Close your eyes, count slowly to 10, and it will come."
The Great Theater in Ephesus, Turkey, was built over an existing Greek structure. It was expanded under the reigns of Roman emperors Domitian (A.D. 81 to 96) and Trajan (98 to 117). Seating estimates for the theater vary between 25,000 and 44,000. The theater was in continuous use until the 5th century A.D.
Ruins of the Temple of Hadrian in Ephesus, Turkey, which dates to the 2nd century A.D. The structure has been partially reconstructed from surviving architectural fragments.
Terrace homes in Ephesus, Turkey, built on a hill opposite the Temple of Hadrian. Wealthy families lived here in six multi-family homes built on three terraces.
View of the port of Kusadasi, Turkey, on the Aegean Sea. The name Kusadasi means "Bird Island." In Byzantine times, it was called "Ephesus Neopolis," and the Genoese and Venetians dubbed it "Scala Nova." Turkey officially adopted its current name at the beginning of the 20th century.
Pigeon Island (Guvercin Adasi) in the harbor of Kusadasi, Turkey. The fortress dates from the 14th and 15th centuries but was rebuilt in in 1834.
View of the restored castle on Pigeon Island (Guvercin Adasi) in the harbor of Kusadasi, Turkey. The fortress was the center of the town's activities in the late 19th century.
A view of Mount Ararat in eastern Turkey through the fog. The highest of its two peaks, Greater Ararat, is the tallest mountain in Turkey at 5,166 m (16,949 ft).
"Fairy chimneys" (also called hoodoos, tent rocks, or earth pyramids) in Turkey’s Göreme National Park are the result of volcanic ash hardening into porous rock, which then erodes to create these capped cone shapes up to 40 m (130 ft) tall.
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