| The stadium of Ephesus occupies an area of 229 | | | | - water (tepidarium), and the hot - water |
| m. by 295 m. It is the space between the arches | | | | (caldarium) parts of the baths. Again it is said that |
| on the left and the gate on the right. Different | | | | a valuable bronze statue was dug out in the |
| sports contests such as horse-racing, and chariot | | | | excavation of 1926, and carried away to the |
| racing were performed here. There was a round | | | | Museum of Vienna. |
| arena on the east side where gladiators fought. | | | | One enters the courtyard of the harbour baths |
| The covered arches on the left side along the | | | | from the main harbour road. The court is a |
| stadium were made for keeping the animals | | | | colonnaded atrium which leads to the baths via a |
| brought from hot countries. There were stone | | | | monumental portal, flanked on either side by |
| steps on the slope seen on the right, on which | | | | rectangular pools with bulls heads and garland relief |
| spectators sat. The seating places, were formed | | | | carving to either side. |
| by filling the spaces with soil. | | | | The Arcadian street led to the harbour from the |
| The stadium gateway was built in the time of | | | | Great Theatre and was lined with columns along |
| Emperor Nero in the first century A. D. It is a | | | | each side for its length of 530 m. Its width is 21 |
| work of architecture belonging to the Roman | | | | m. This street, which was the most important |
| period. The gate seen in the picture is supposed | | | | one of the city, was restored by Emperor |
| to have been constructed in the 3rd or 4th | | | | Arcadius (395 - 408 A.D.). so that it was called |
| century A. D. It is reckoned that the stadium had | | | | Arcadian after him. The middle section is paved |
| a capacity for 13.000 spectators. The stone steps | | | | with marble and is 11 m. wide; both pillared side |
| of the stadium which were used as seats, no | | | | sections of the street are 5 m. wide each. |
| longer exist, having been carried to Ayasuluk hill in | | | | According to the knowledge acquired through |
| order to build the structures there. | | | | excavations, the street, decorated with statues, |
| You come across the remnants of the harbour | | | | was illuminated by candle-like street lamps at night. |
| baths constructed with huge stones and gracefully | | | | There was a Harbour Gate at the place where |
| carved marble, between the Double Churches and | | | | the street came to the sea. This gate still stands |
| the Harbour Street. These baths in the south, 200 | | | | there in its elegance but photos can't be taken of |
| m. from the churches, belong to the Roman | | | | it because of the marshy land around. There was |
| period of the 2nd century A.D. Emperor | | | | a sewage system under the street. In the |
| Constantine restored them in the 4th century and | | | | distance on the horizon, you can discern the hill |
| they were named after him. You can see some | | | | over which St. Paulus was put into prison and for |
| pedestals on which many precious statues once | | | | this reason it is called the Prison of St. Paulus. |
| used to stand in the large salon in the picture. | | | | Four monumental columns though to date to the |
| There was a covered swimming pool to the north | | | | 4th century are to be found in the centre of the |
| of this salon. Magnificent granite pillars which once | | | | harbour road. Although it is not known why these |
| used to decorate this swimming pool, now | | | | were originally erected, they are thought to have |
| support the domes of Isa Bey Mosque. The | | | | born the statues of the four authors of the New |
| excavations at this spot did not reveal the warm | | | | Testament. |