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historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L36_the-so-called-house-of-pleasure_Izmir.html
English: In this area three private houses have been identified: in the middle stood House 2, a two-storey peristyle house which was mistakenly interpreted as a house of pleasure for a long time. Used from the 15' century B.C. into the 3" cen…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L35_hellenistic-fountain-house_Izmir.html
English: The fountain house of Ionic order located at the back wall of the Great Theatre's stage building dates to the Hellenistic period (3rd-1st century B.C.). During the Roman period its depth was extended ca. 2 m and the new anteroom which was…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L34_tetragonos-agora-the-commercial-market_Izmir.html
English: The Commercial Market was already founded in the 3rd century B.C. Its visible form goes back to an expansion under Emperor Augustus (27 B.C. - A.D. 14) into a square ensemble (side lengths 154 m) with three gates in the north, west and so…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L1Q_the-state-agora_Izmir.html
English: Probably in the 15th century B.C., an enclosure was set up in the saddle between the two city mountains; at the beginning of the 1"century A.D. it covered an area of 160 x 58 m. The area was surrounded by porticoes on three sides. Th…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HM1L1P_the-bouleuterion_Izmir.html
English: The Bouleuterion housed the meetings of the council (boule) as well as musical performances and contests. The originally roofed semi-circular auditorium is bonded to a stage wall. The building was erected around A.D. 100. In A.D. 150, Pub…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTQ8_processional-way_Madison-Izmir.html
Dini Alay Yolu [text in Turkish?]
Processional Way [text in English]Annual festivals named ?Artemisia' or ?Ephesia' in antiquity were undertaken in honour of Artemis, the city goddess of Ephesos. The festivities, which lasted for several days, …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTJ7_the-celsus-library_Concordia-Izmir.html
Celsus Kutuphanesi [text in Turkish?]
The Celsus Library [text in English]:The Celsus Library, certainly the most well-known monument in Ephesos, was built between A.D. and 110 by Gaius Iulius Aquila for his father, the senator Tiberius Iulius …
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTJ5_the-great-theatre_Concordia-Izmir.html
B?y?k Tiyatro [text in Turkish...]
The Great Theatre [text in English]The Great Theatre goes back to a preceding structure of the Hellenistic period (3rd-1st century B.C.). In the Roman period there was an extensive rebuilding under the Emperor…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTCQ_st-jean-aziz-yahya-kilisesi-the-church-of-st-john_SelA§uk-Izmir.html
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According to the written sources, the basilica with wooden roof which includes St. John's grave was in a poor situation in 6th century AD. Emperor Justinian (527-565 AD) and Queen T…
historicalmarkerproject/markers/HMTCN_st-jean-in-aziz-yahya-kimli-287-i-ve-hayat-305-the-life-of-st-john_SelA§uk-Izmir.html
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According to an opinion that is based on the decision of, and thus at least as old as the council of Ephesus in 431 A.D., it is generally accepted that St. John came to Ephesus toget…