Adventures of a teenage author...

This is Marta, author of the Darkwoods series and of Marta's Blog. I created this blog specifically for blogging about my 2015 study abroad adventures in Europe, but it's becoming the blog for all my travels. I hope you enjoy all the pictures and stories!

Tuesday, May 23, 2017

Ephesus - Inscriptions

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:










This one, as per Professor Finnigan, is from the Temple of Athena

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.

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:


Looking back down the way we came up



This was the fountain of a wealthy benefactor of the city named Pollio

As per our guide, this was Pollio's tomb; he said it was a rare honor to be buried in the city.

This was in front of Domitian's Temple

This is a fig tree



Looking further down into Ephesus. 

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