Title

The Celsus Library, Ephesus, Turkey. Artist: Samuel Magal

Caption

The Celsus Library, Ephesus, Turkey. This library is one of the most beautiful structures in Ephesus. Built in 117 AD it was a monumental tomb for Gaius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, the governor of the province of Asia; a gift from his son Galius Julius Aquila. The grave of Celsus was located beneath the ground floor, across the entrance, and had a statue of Athena looking down on it. Ephesus was once the most important commercial centre of the ancient world and also a religious centre for early Christians. It was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek period.

Date

1935

Credit line

Photo12/Heritage Images/Samuel Magal

Reference

HRM19D73_089

Model release

No

License type

Rights managed

Available size

49,8Mb (1,7Mb) / 17,0in x 11,4in / 5111 x 3407 (300dpi)

Keywords

building buildings library religious architecture country religion Turkey color colour ruins archaeology ruin Greece Athena deity God Celsus Library Turkish location century photograph ruined archeology goddess Ancient Greece Ancient Greek Asia Minor 2nd century Anatolia TGN photograph Sites & Photos Samuel Magal Ionian League Celsus Magal Samuel Celsus photograph