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Travel Ephesus |
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Around Ephesus |
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Serapis Temple |
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The street in the southwestern corner of the agora
leads to the Temple to Serapis. The cult of Serapis
was originally Egyptian but passed into Greek and
Roman religious life found fertile ground for growth
in Ephesus, where this temple was built. Upon first
investigation it was thought that this gorgeous
monumental work was built for Emperor Claudius
(41-54 AD). However, architectural considerations
and the presence of certain statues and inscriptions
led to the conclusion that it was in fact
constructed in the 2nd century for the Egyptian cult
of Serapis.
The temple sat on a terrace above the courtyard. Built along prostyle
lines, the column capitals found were 1.5 m in
diameter, meaning that the columns were as much as
57 tons on weight. The entrance was extremely wide
and had a double door. Since the door was metal, it
had wheels on the bottom, which a readily visible
track in the floor.
Without a doubt the most attractive part of the temple was the façade. It
was 15 m. high with 57-ton columns supporting it on
either side and had galleries surrounding a entryway
courtyard. It is still possible to see the columns
and upper parts in front of the temple. The
structure was later used as a church. It is easy to
see that earthquakes in ancient times did a lot of
damage to the temple. |
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Ephesus Yesterday & Today |
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