TRAVEL EPHESUS TOURS - TURKEY EPHESUS TRAVEL

The whole of the present-day complex dates from the 4th century. Situated immediately opposite the Library of Celsus, It consists of rooms and salons grouped around a courtyard measuring 20.5 x 20.5 m. A narrow section gives access to the rooms and salons. On the left hand side of the entrance there was a section in which visitors wiped the mud and dust from their clothes. The houses are adorned with rich and interesting mosaics: The beautiful women are known to have been intellectual and well-educated and, besides enjoying priviliges unknown to the ordinary Roman woman, such as being able to own their own houses and take part in demonstrations and elections, they also had the right to choose their own customers.