Ephesus Travel Guide
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Scholastica Baths (Public Roman Baths)

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Scholastica Baths Ephesus
Scholastica Baths was built  in the beginning of the 2nd century AD and restored with stones brought from the  Prytaneion by a rich Byzantine lady named as Scholastica in the beginning of the 5th century AD. Her seated statue is on the left hand side of the entrance of  Apodyterium. There were 3 entrances. The building consists of an L-shaped  apodyterium, a frigidarium, a tepidarium and a caldarium. Apodyterium was the  place for undressing. Several dressing rooms can still be seen. If the person  was rich their valuables were looked after by
slaves. Frigdarium was for cold  bathing. Round pool, overlaid in white marble still exists today. Water was  brought through a system of pipes. Roof of the room was in the shape of a vault.  The baths were lit by vents. From the frigidarium, one went to the Tepidarium (tepid room) where mild temperature prepared the body for the more  heat of the hottest room, Calderium. Tepidarium was heated by drains under the paving stones. These rooms were not for bathing but for massage, rubs... Romans had olive oil massages. They took away the olive oil from skin by using curved  iron instrument called Strigilis. Last room caldarium was heated by very hot  steam. A highly technical (hypocaust) system of drains and pipes allowed water  and air to be introduced to the right temperature. Slaves kept the furnaces  burning in the bath houses. There were separate hours for men and women. The  women's time slot was apparently much shorter. A trip to the bath was a very  important part of ancient Roman daily life. It was a part of the social life.

Latrines/Ancient Toilets

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Latrines in Ephesus
The Latrines were part of the Scholastica Baths and built in the 1 century AD. They were for public use. Poor people, who did not have toilets at home, would use the public latrines. There were 3 rows of toilets along 3 sides of a square room, each being a hole in a marble bench, total number of toilets were 48, each was seperated from each other by sculptured  partitions which functioned also as arm rests. This room was kept cool in the summer by a central pool and was heated by an underground heating system (warm water from Scholostica Baths were used for heating the room). There was roof over and a fountain in the middle. On the sides there were sticks with a sponge on the edge which were used for cleaning. These sponges were kept in vinegar for hygiene. The person was taking the stick and washing it with fresh water, running in the drains in front of the toilets before using it. Since this place was for relaxing and enjoying, people did not leave immediately after the call of nature but remained here for chattting. 

Octagon was a vaulted burial chamber placed on a square pedestal with the skeleton of a 16 years old woman in a marble sarcophagus. According to an interpretation Octagon was a monument to Arsinoe IV (younger sister of Cleopatra) who was murdered in Ephesus in 41 BC. This murder is believed to be ordered by Cleopatra & Mark Anthony to avoid Arsinoe to be the next queen of Egypt. Possibly Arsinoe was poisoned by Cleopatra with Arsenic which the name possibly is derived from her name. BBC had an interesting documentary about this murder which took place in Ephesus: 

Heroon was a 2nd century BC U-shaped building with an open Ionic upper storey. Water ran through a channel in front of the building. The gable and frieze had reliefs depicting Androclus killing a wild boar. The building is  thought to have been a monument to Androclus. 

Hadrian's Gate/The Triumphal Arch is located at the junction of the Curetes Street and the Marble Road. Because of the limited original substance a complete reconstruction has not been possible. The gate house has three stories. On the first storey there are three entrances. The one in the center is wider and spanned by an arch  and the other two side entrances are capped by architraves. The second storey was  formed of four pillars and the third storey of six pillars. A gable marks the top of the building. 
  • Magnesia Gate
  • East Gymnasium
  • State Agora
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  • Temple of Artemis
  • Basilica of St. John
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  • Isa Bey Mosque
  • Grotto of 7 sleepers

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