TownOfEphesus

Celsus Library

An ancient Roman building. It was built to honour the Roman Senator named Tiberius Julius Celsus Poleameanus. He died at the age of seventy before it was completed by his son in the year 135 AD. The female statues that stand in the niches (one can be seen in the picture) are copies. The originals were taken to Austria. In the center of the building stood a statue of the goddess Athena, Protector of Science.

Marble Street

This leads from Celsus Library to The Great Theatre.

The Brothel

Conveniently placed just around the corner from the doctors and the pharmacy, it was built as a two storied peri-styled house. At the front is a tablet with inscriptions relating to the rules and terms of the business. The completely destroyed upper floor was said to be used by the working girls, while the ground floor housed the parlour rooms which had beautiful mosaic floors, as seen below:

ancient Plaque Advertising a pharmacy

azim confirms his alliance to pharmacy

The Latrina

These were public toilets, where people were charged to use them. The drainage system underneath was very deep down. Just under the front of the of each key hole-shaped receptacle, there was another channel of clean water which was used as a bidet. The users, usually men, would clean themselves with a sponge on a stick. The saying “grabbing the wrong end of the stick,” is said to originate from the use of these Roman Latrine’s. The sticks were commonly shared, so if you happened to grasp the wrong end............

The great/grand theatre
Built in the 2nd century, AD at Hierapolis by Emperor Hydrianus, it is just a short walk from The Travertines. It is built to seat 25,000 people. The Romans always built their theatres to seat 10% of the population, so that’s how it is known that the town of Ephesus contained 250,000 people.