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title: Roman Agora, Ephesus
author: Mark Cartwright
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# Roman Agora, Ephesus

_Authored by [Mark Cartwright](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/markzcartwright/)_

## Image File

[![Roman Agora, Ephesus](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/699.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/699.jpg)

## Image Caption

The [Agora](https://www.worldhistory.org/agora/) (or market place) of [Ephesos](https://www.worldhistory.org/ephesos/) was first built in the 3rd century BC but was adapted over the [Roman](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Roman/) period to reach its final form in the early 3rd century AD. On a square plan (111m x 111m) the Agora was accessible through three separate gates and surrounded on three sides by storerooms. Originally, in the centre was a fountain and large number of statues of philosophers and administrators. Visible today are the columns of the Stoa of [Nero](https://www.worldhistory.org/Nero/), 1st century AD. In the left background is the facade of the Celsus library.

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## Bibliography

- [SELAHATTIN ERDEMGIL. *Ephesus.* 1996.](https://www.worldhistory.org/books/B006A840I4/)

## About the Author

Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

## Cite This Work

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### MLA
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