Next to the Temple of Domitian was a road that led by a few fountains and a lot of stones with inscriptions on them. The professor I was with was able to read some of them - I wasn't.
Pictures:
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This one, as per Professor Finnigan, is from the Temple of Athena |
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Here's where it says Athena's name. That O-looking letter has a faint line through it, which makes it the Greek letter theta. |
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Here's the theta up close |
The next couple of pictures are from the
Hydrekdocheion, which, according to the sign there, translates to "Water Palace". It was a fountain built by a wealthy proconsul.
Here are more inscriptions:
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Looking back down the way we came up |
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This was the fountain of a wealthy benefactor of the city named Pollio. |
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As per our guide, this was Pollio's tomb; he said it was a rare honor to be buried in the city. |
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This was in front of Domitian's Temple |
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This is a fig tree |
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Looking further down into Ephesus. |
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