The Ancient World
The facade of the Roman Celsus Library still stands at the center of Ephesus, in modern-day Turkey. The home of the Biblical Ephesians and site where portions of the Book may have been written, the city dates from the Hellenestic (Greek) empire and was subsequently one of the principle cities of the Roman empire. The city was famed for the Temple of Artemis (Diana), who had her chief shrine there, the Library of Celsus, and its theater, which was capable of holding 25,000 spectators. Ephesus is believed to be the city of the Seven Sleepers. The story of the Seven Sleepers, considered saints by Christians and Muslims, tells that they were persecuted because of their belief in God and that they slept in a cave near Ephesus for centuries. © Rick Collier
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