Library of Celsus, Ephesus

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by Mark Cartwright
published on 18 June 2012

Library of Celsus, Ephesus — Completed in 117 CE, the Library of Celsus at Ephesus was ordered built by Tiberius Julius Acquila in memory of his father Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, proconsul (governor) of the Asian province c. 105 to 114 CE.

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Mark is a history writer based in Italy. His special interests include pottery, architecture, world mythology and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share in common. He holds an MA in Political Philosophy and is the Publishing Director at WHE.

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SELAHATTIN ERDEMGIL. Ephesus. 1996.

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