Marble Road, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey

Marble Road, leading from the Great Theatre to the Library of Celsus, built 1st century AD and rebuilt 5th century AD, Ephesus Izmir, Turkey. The road follows the portion of the sacred way that leads past Panayirdagi to the Temple of Artemis. The western side of the road is enclosed by the agora wall, and a higher platform, built during the reign of Nero. The road was lined with statues of important people and letters from the Emperor were carved here into marble. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city founded in the 10th century BC, and later a major Roman city, on the Ionian coast near present day Selcuk. Picture by Manuel Cohen

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Agora Efes Ephesian Ephesos Ephesus Ionia Ionian Izmir Paved Selcuk

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