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title: Sophia-Wisdom, Celsus Library, Ephesos
author: Mark Cartwright
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/702/sophia-wisdom-celsus-library-ephesos/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/4.0/)
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Sophia-Wisdom, Celsus Library, Ephesos

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

## Image File

[![Sophia-Wisdom, Celsus Library, Ephesos](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/702.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/702.jpg)

## Image Caption

A detail of the facade of the Celsus Library in [Ephesos](https://www.worldhistory.org/ephesos/) (c. 117 CE). The statue represents wisdom (sophia), an attribute associated with the former proconsul Celsus to whom the building was dedicated.

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## 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

### APA
Cartwright, M. (2012, June 20). Sophia-Wisdom, Celsus Library, Ephesos. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/702/sophia-wisdom-celsus-library-ephesos/>
### Chicago
Cartwright, Mark. "Sophia-Wisdom, Celsus Library, Ephesos." *World History Encyclopedia*, June 20, 2012. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/702/sophia-wisdom-celsus-library-ephesos/>.
### MLA
Cartwright, Mark. "Sophia-Wisdom, Celsus Library, Ephesos." *World History Encyclopedia*, 20 Jun 2012, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/702/sophia-wisdom-celsus-library-ephesos/>.

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