A Brothel Turned Bathhouse
At the main intersection of Curetes Street and the Marble Road in Ephesus, there was a brothel. This was identified by inscriptions found at...
Large Statue of Artemis in Seljuk Museum
In the Seljuk Museum, there is a large statue of the goddess Artemis, who was worshiped in Ephesus. This statue is important for understanding...
Private Houses in Ephesus
Some of the most recent discoveries in Ephesus have been made in the area on the south side of Curetes Street, the main road....
Antiochus III’s Eastern Campaigns and Power Dynamics
Antiochus in Bactria and Beyond
In the following two years, Antiochus engaged in a prolonged struggle with his Bactrian counterpart, Euthydemus I, resulting in a...
Antiochus the Great and the Shifting Fortunes
Antiochus III’s Reversal of Fortunes
Antiochus III (223-187) emerged as the sole Seleucid monarch capable of halting the kingdom’s decline. Despite his efforts to rebuild...
The Splendor of Pergamun
Champions of Hellenism
Eumenes I Breaking Free and Expanding
Eumenes I (263-241), the nephew and adopted son, liberated Pergamun from the Seleucid rule. Forming an alliance...
Theoderic on horseback
His buildings speak to us of him as well. Some we know indirectly from contemporary reports: palace buildings in Ravenna, Pavia, and Verona, with...
Theoderic’s mind in 519
These whispers were far from Theoderic’s mind in 519. All was in order and all was prepared for an orderly succession and a long...
Theoderic and notionally alongside
Eutharic was named consul for the year 519, under the proud eye of Theoderic and notionally alongside the new emperor, Justin, as fellow consul,...
Foltyn`s Drum part 8
Foltyn stood as if thunderstruck. All the blood receded from his face. Horror and fright were depicted in it. He stooped down to the...
