Gallery 79--of Ionia

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Smyrna, the initial settlement founded around the 11th century BC, first as an Aeolian settlement(Murina), and later taken over and developed during the Archaic Period by the Ionians.Smyrna is an ancient Greek word for myrrh(μύρρα)

On the other side of the Aegean archipelagos

Smurni, the capital of Anatolia

Though the Great Temple of Artemis was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, only foundations and sculptural fragments of the temple remain .

A inscription at Ephesus provides a commentary on the historical events of the past: ...."Destroying the delusive image of the demon Artemis and the Ancient Temple, Demeas has erected this symbol of Truth, the God that drives away idols, and the Cross of priests, deathless and victorious sign of Christ."

The Great Theatre at effessos

The Great Theatre first constructed in the Hellenistic Period, in the third century BC during the reign of Lysimachos, but then during the Roman Period, it was enlarged and formed its current style that is seen today. It is the largest in Anatolia and has the capacity of 25,000 seats.

The theatre was used not only for concerts and plays, but also for religious, political and philosophical discussions.

This type of facade of the library with inset frames and niches for statues is similar to that found in ancient Greek theaters.

The facade of the library has two-stories, with Corinthian style columns on the ground floor and three entrances to the building.

The Ionians were one of the four major tribes into which the Classical Greeks considered the population of Hellenes to have been divided (along with the Dorians, Aeolians and Achaeans

The gate with three passage ways at the right of the Celsus Library was built in 40 A.D by the slaves Mazeus and Mythridates for their emperor, Augustus, who gave them their freedom.

here is three windows openings in the upper story. They used an optical trick that the columns at the sides of the facade are shorter than those at the center, giving the illusion of the building being greater in size.

The Agora has 3 gates, one from the front of the theatre on the northeast, the other one opening to the harbor on the west and the third one from the Celsius Library.

Being the most important trade center of Ephesus, Agora was built in the third century B.C in the Hellenistic Period.

The agora is 160x73 meters, with stoas on three sides and a temple in the center, dating from the 1st century A.D The temple was dedicated to Isis, surrounded by ten columns on the long side and 6 on the short side.

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