Ephesus in Turkey was an ancient Greek city built in the 10th century BCE on what may have been the Arzawan capital. The city was famous for its Temple of Artemis, which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The city also contained the Library of Celsus, that was built as a tomb to Celsus and to house 12.000 scrolls, and a large theatre.
Today Ephesus is a UNESCO World Heritage site. The site of Ephesus has been inhabited from the Bronze Age, but during the period of Greek migrations the Attic-Ionian colony Ephesus was created. It grew, flourished and changed during the Archaic, Classical, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman periods, until it was abandoned in the 15th century.
The first archaeological excavations at the site took place in 1863 until 1874 by architect John Turtle Wood for the British Museum. Financed by the Austrian Karl Mautner Ritter von Markhof, Otto Benndorf excavated the site from 1895, and established the Austrian Archaeological Institute in 1898. Since then, Austria has been working on excavating the site of Ephesus.
The Schultz pictures of Ephesus have not been dated. The pictures in the collection that were dated were taken in the late sixties to the early seventies, which indicate the Ephesus pictures could possibly have been taken during that time period.
Picture shows the Ayasoluk / Selcuk Castle, also called Grand Fortress, in Selcuk. Selcuk is a town located northeast of Ephesus in Turkey. The castle is a Byzantine fortress, located on the Ayasoluk Hill (1960s-1970s, ID: cSchultzpEphesus1112, Source: slide, Repository: NPAPH-project, Creator: Arnold C. Schultz)Picture shows the Ayasoluk / Selcuk Castle, also called Grand Fortress, in Selcuk. Selcuk is a town located northeast of Ephesus in Turkey. The castle is a Byzantine fortress, located on the Ayasoluk Hill (1960s-1970s, ID: cSchultzpEphesus1136, Source: slide, Repository: NPAPH-project, Creator: Arnold C. Schultz)Ephesus: the Arcadian-/Harbour Street, marked by columns. The road is situated between the Theatre and the Harbour Baths. It is the first road after entering the city from the port. It dates to the Hellenistic Period and was restored during the reign of Emperor Arcadius (395-408 CE). (1960s-1970s, ID: cSchultzpEphesus1003, Source: slide, Repository: NPAPH-project, Creator: Arnold C. Schultz)Ephesus: the Hadrian Temple was constructed before 138 CE by Quintilius and dedicated to emperor Hadrian. The picture shows an arch supported by Corinthian columns. Two other columns are visible in front of the arch. Behind/through the arch you can see relief, depicting the godess Tyche (1960s-1970s, ID: cSchultzpEphesus1004, Source: slide, Repository: NPAPH-project, Creator: Arnold C. Schultz)Ephesus: the Bath of Varius, built of marble blocks (1960s-1970s, ID: cSchultzpEphesus1108, Source: slide, Repository: NPAPH-project, Creator: Arnold C. Schultz)Ephesus: a stone carving; it consists of round and plant-like motives. Something is written in green on the stone above the carvings: TK 10? (1960s-1970s, ID: cSchultzpEphesus1109, Source: slide, Repository: NPAPH-project, Creator: Arnold C. Schultz)Ephesus: picture focusses on a plant, consisting of two branches with brown buds/flowers. In the background some ruins of Ephesus are visible (1960s-1970s, ID: cSchultzpEphesus1110, Source: slide, Repository: NPAPH-project, Creator: Arnold C. Schultz)Ephesus: the Bath of Varius, built of marble blocks in the 2nd century CE. The Bath contains a 40 m long corridor from the 5th century, filled with mosaics. The Bath has three sections: for cold, warm and hot water (1960s-1970s, ID: cSchultzpEphesus1111, Source: slide, Repository: NPAPH-project, Creator: Arnold C. Schultz)Ephesus: picture probably depicts the left side of the theatre, viewed from the Harbour Street. The inside of the theatre is not visible on the picture, but would be located to the right. Parts of columns from alongside the harbour road are visible in the front of the picture (1960s-1970s, ID: cSchultzpEphesus1114, Source: slide, Repository: NPAPH-project, Creator: Arnold C. Schultz)Ephesus: part of the Memmius Monument, with a column on each side. Behind the column on the left side of the picture is a statue of a man. In the 1st century CE the monument was founded by Memmius, grand son of dicator Sulla. Figures of Memmius’ father Caius and grand father Sulla are situated on the monument. One of the columns still has the top attached to it (1960s-1970s, ID: cSchultzpEphesus1021, Source: slide, Repository: NPAPH-project, Creator: Arnold C. Schultz)
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