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Our
local Turks, for some
reason here in Ephesus,
while the Turkish national
team scores another
victory in 2002 World
Cup action.
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Bearing
testimony to the
eventual Christinization
of Ephesus, we see
a beautiful angel carved
into this stone.
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The
foundation of
private estates
Read
here what the Emporers
Valentinian, Valens, and Gratian
wrote ...
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Many
columns still remain
along the streets and
walkways of ancient
Ephesus.
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This piece of an ancient
arch is either held up by
steel cables within the rocks
placed there in recent
reconstruction, or I am
shocked as how it stands.
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Looking
down onto
the ruins ...
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More
columns and ruins
built into the hillside as well.
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Ionic
columns to this well
preserved or excellently
reconstructed structure.
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This
mosaic looked as
almost brilliant in color
today as it must have
2,000 year ago. |
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Here,
we see an entire
street that was essentially
a mosaic; it was just
magnificifent in size.
It was fully cordoned off
so no one could enter and
damage it with their
footware.
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I
believe we look again at
the ancient Arcadian Way,
the 550 metre street that
was once lined with shops
and covered archways. It
led towards the ancient
port of Ephesus. |
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