Sunday, August 17, 2014

Ephesus Part Two
Ephesus

Ephesus was built 5 times, these photos are from it's third incarnation.
There are Greek, Roman, Christian, and Jewish influences here.
The above and below are the symbols for the doctors office and the apothecary.

I think the archaeologists just said fuck it, let's stack some stuff. 

Male fig tree, cover up boys.
Nike is found throughout the ancient world.  What town wouldn't want victory shown everywhere.
Our favorite tour companion.  He behaved better than Lincoln.

The gates of Heracules or Hercules...either way I felt stronger after walking through.
This place was effing crowded.
Harry Potter, the chosen one and apparently a graffitist.
This was once a large fountain, now it's a hodgepodge with a foot and a ball in the middle.
It's amazing how the tile has stood the test of time.
When you wet it the mosaics become so vibrant.  Apparently heart decoration has been around for a while.  This must have been on the floor of a teenage girls room.
Couldn't have said it better myself.
Ancient public bathrooms complete with running water.  In the middle of the room there was a pond full of frogs so that you didn't have to be embarrassed by pooping.


The library at Ephesus. In it's time it was the third best in the world, behind the library at Alexandria and the library of some other place that I can't remember.

Legos have been used for thousands of years.
And that's how he lost his hand, CHOP!




The brothel, apparently it had a secret passage from the library.  I'm sure some long hard days we put in "studying".
The heat can't beat these girls.
The same can't be said for this guy.


Apparently she's not a half blood.  The delta didn't allow us into the labyrinth.
Sadly the library is only the front and a bit of floor.
This guy has a lot of work to do.


Rude!
The former me.





The hat is cold!

Sweet relief.
We are not amused.

This amphitheater has hosted the likes of Pavarotti, and Sting.  But then some genius discovered that the vibrations from the sound systems were destroying the monument.  What is Turkish for duh?


There were nearly as many cats as people.  This one liked Aurelia but wanted nothing to do with Isabel.
There were fields full of these rows of stones waiting to be put back together again.
Ephesus was lovely, some of the best ruins that I've been to, though maybe not the most thoughtfully put back together at times.  So extensive in time and space.

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