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Ephesus from page 26 of Rome, and its population
swelled to 250,000. St. Paul
the greatest highways leading to the interior of the country, arrived in 53 A.D. to spread
and the reason for its commercial dominance. the word, and gained enough
Ephesus reached its golden age during the Roman era. followers to establish the first
Emperor Augustus deemed Ephesus the capital of Asia Minor Christian church. His efforts
and proclaimed it to be “the first and greatest metropolis of did not go without opposition
Asia.” It became the permanent residence of the government … not from opposing
religious interest, but rather
from the secular community.
It seems as though the
jeweler Demetrius’ lucrative
business of selling silver
idols of Artemis was at stake. The Library of Celsus
This led to a showdown in the
theater, where shortly thereafter Paul headed for Macedonia. be the silting of the harbor, halting navigation. At the same
Even without Paul, the religion had taken root and eventually time, Istanbul and Smyrna were rising to prominence in the 3rd
supplanted the worship of Artemis. St. John later moved to and 4th centuries. Ephesus retained its position in the church
the city and died there (37–48 A.D.). affairs, as was shown by no less than six councils that were
In 260 A.D., the Goths destroyed the city and temple. Under held there. For some time in the Middle Ages, Ephesus and
Seljuk and Byzantine rule, Ephesus gradually declined and Miletus, farther down the coast, continued to rival each other
Roman amphitheater became deserted. The real cause of this decline is believed to as a gateway to the interior districts.
Most of the surviving ruins of Ephesus belong to the Roman
Imperial period. The structure that has become the symbol of
Ephesus is the façade of the Library of Celsus. the two-story
edifice is intricately carved and is located at the major intersection
of the city. The structure was built from 114 to 117 A.D. by Gaius
Julius Aquila for his father, Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus,
whose sarcophagus lies in a tomb beneath the library.
The area around the library was apparently the hub of the
city. Across the street were the Baths of Scholastica, which
were likewise built in the 1st century and reconstructed in the
5th. Three stories in height, the structure had a heating system
between the floors that allowed the hot air from open fires burning
on the outside of the building to warm the interior. All citizens
of Ephesus used the facility, both rich and poor.
Adjacent to the Baths of Scholastica, just across the street
from the very famous Library of Celsus, was the brothel. It was
connected to the library by a short tunnel. As the legends go, the
men of the city spent many hours going to the library after dinner
for “enlightenment.” It’s possible that some may have used this
tunnel. The way that the brothel was identified by archeologists
was by carvings found in the marble slabs that pave the streets.
A simple footprint carved in the pavement pointed the way to
the facility … it pays to advertise.
Ephesus is one of the most impressive and best-preserved
archaeological sites in the world – it is unique by its preeminence
as well as its long rich history.
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