Yes, those are pictures I took during our recent tour of Turkey and since I promised to post more, here are a couple more of Ephesus:
This is the amphitheater. During the height of the
Roman city (Ephesus was originally founded by the Greeks) it held 80,000 people! Yes, you read that right. The city had over 250,000 inhabitants in 135 A.D.And no, St. Paul never preached in this theater. He was scheduled to, but decided that would not be a politically wise move, and fled the city instead. However Sting once performed here in the 1990s!
This is an elaborate fountain.The Romans who lived in Ephesus were big on fountains and this is one of several on the main thoroughfare of the city.
I *think* this one is dedicated to the Emperor Hadrian (the guy who built the wall between England and Scotland in 110 AD) but I might be wrong. But I know for sure it is not the one dedicated to Trajan, because I have another picture of that one and it is more squared. I liked the arch on this one.
That's it for now. I've been trying for an hour to upload more but my computer hates me today.
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3 comments:
Anty Cindy the photos are fantastic and the trip must have been amazing to be in places so old and so much history one day I might get to travel.
Have Fun
Helen
Cool pics. Keep them coming. This is as close to Turkey as I'm going to get, at least for now. I love the postcard you sent. Thanks again.
Hey Helen and Jane!
I hope you both get to visit Turkey someday. It truly is a fascinating place. And you never know when opportunities will arise. Remember, *I* never went anywhere for the longest time either. :-P
AC
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