East Gymnasium

unknown (Ancient Roman)

dc.coverage.spatial	Site: Ephesus, Aegean Region, Turkey	en_US
dc.coverage.temporal	ca. 100-299 (creation)	en_US
dc.creator	unknown (Ancient Roman)	en_US
dc.date	100-299	en_US
dc.date.accessioned	2013-02-26T21:18:26Z
dc.date.available	2013-02-26T21:18:26Z
dc.date.issued	100-299	en_US
dc.identifier	196614	en_US
dc.identifier.other	archrefid: 1573	en_US
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/1721.3/104122
dc.description	Close view of the central ruins, center, showing niche; From the 2nd century AD onwards, gymnasia combining palaestras and baths occupied a large area of the city of Ephesos. Their strong walls and vaults made them expensive to build, and the large quantities of water needed to operate them had to be supplied through reinforced pipes. Surviving buildings include the Vedius Gymnasium, the Theatre Gymnasium, the 'East Gymnasium', the Baths of Varius (renovated in Late Antiquity by a certain Scholastikia) and the Harbour Gymnasium (all mainly 2nd to 3rd century AD). The most usual masonry for walls and vaults in the 1st century AD was rough stonework bonded with lime mortar. In the early 2nd century AD construction in brick began, using square bricks the size of a Roman foot. At the end of the 2nd century AD the bricks became larger, and broken bricks are also found in the opus caementum filling of the great walls of bath buildings. Stone masonry in conjunction with brickwork first occurs in Late Antiquity. There are fewer building inscriptions in the 3rd century AD than in the 2nd, but many large buildings, such as gymnasia, may not have been completed until the 3rd century. Source: Grove Art Online; http://www.oxfordartonline.com/ (accessed 7/13/2008)	en_US
dc.format.medium	brick and stone	en_US
dc.rights	© Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc.	en_US
dc.subject	architectural exteriors	en_US
dc.subject	domestic life	en_US
dc.subject	genre	en_US
dc.subject	recreation and games	en_US
dc.subject	festivals	en_US
dc.subject	leisure	en_US
dc.subject	recreation	en_US
dc.subject	Imperial (Roman)	en_US
dc.title	East Gymnasium	en_US
dc.title.alternative	Ephesus: East Gymnasium	en_US
dc.type	image	en_US
dc.rights.access	Licensed for educational and research use by the MIT community only	en_US
dc.identifier.vendorcode	1A3-R-T-E-7-C3	en_US
vra.culturalContext	Ancient Roman	en_US
vra.technique	construction (assembling)	en_US
vra.worktype	gymnasium	en_US
vra.worktype	public bath	en_US
vra.worktype	excavation (site)	en_US
dc.contributor.display	unknown (Ancient Roman)	en_US