Agora Gate, Ephesos

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The Mazeus-Mithridates Gate, consisting of three arched entrances, led from the library of Celsus to the Roman Agora of Ephesos. It was built by and named after two emancipated slaves of emperor Augustus in 4 or 3 BCE, who dedicated the gate to their patron on being freed.

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Cartwright, M. (2012, June 18). Agora Gate, Ephesos. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/698/agora-gate-ephesos/

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