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dc.coverage.spatialSite: Ephesus, Aegean Region, Turkeyen_US
dc.coverage.temporalca. 40 CE (creation)en_US
dc.creatorunknown (Ancient Roman)en_US
dc.date40en_US
dc.date.accessioned2013-02-26T21:18:17Z
dc.date.available2013-02-26T21:18:17Z
dc.date.issued40en_US
dc.identifier196607en_US
dc.identifier.otherarchrefid: 1572en_US
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/104115
dc.descriptionThe central arch, detail, showing Greek inscription; "The gate with three passage ways at the right of the Celsus Library was built in 40 A.D by the emancipated slaves Mazeus and Mythridates for their emperor, Augustus, who gave them their freedom. The passages are vaulted, the front side of the vault facing the Celsus Library is made of black marble, while the other side is white. A Latin inscription with inlaid letters made of bronze is still visible on one side of the structure. Part of the inscription states: "From the Emperor Caesar Augustus, the son of the god, the greatest of the priests, who was consul twelve and tribune twenty times; and the wife of August Livia; the son of Lucus, Marc Agrippa who was consul three times, Emperor, and tribune six times; and the daughter of Julio Caesar Augustus, Mazeus and Mythridates to their master and the people." The small area in front of the gate was used as an auditorium. The steps around the gate, in front of the library and the round pedestal were used as seats. In Byzantine Period, the walls in the small area were built when the city walls were reduced in length." Source: Ephesus [ An OTTI Travel Company, Turkey website]; http://www.ephesus.us/ (accessed 7/13/2008)en_US
dc.format.mediummarbleen_US
dc.rights© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.en_US
dc.subjectarchitectural exteriorsen_US
dc.subjectrulers and leadersen_US
dc.subjectAugustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.en_US
dc.subjectMonumentsen_US
dc.subjectRoman Empireen_US
dc.subjectAugustusen_US
dc.subjectImperial (Roman)en_US
dc.titleGate of Mazaeus and Mithridatesen_US
dc.title.alternativeEphesus: Gate of Mazaeus and Mithridatesen_US
dc.typeimageen_US
dc.rights.accessLicensed for educational and research use by the MIT community onlyen_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode1A3-R-T-E-6-C8en_US
vra.culturalContextAncient Romanen_US
vra.techniquecarving (processes) construction (assembling)en_US
vra.worktypemonumenten_US
vra.worktypeexcavation (site)en_US
vra.worktypecity gateen_US
dc.contributor.displayunknown (Ancient Roman)en_US


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