Ephesus Inscription

The Prytanes Law in Ephesus This inscription is located in the Hall of Domitian Inscriptions within the Temple of Domitian in Ephesus, an area inaccessible to everyone. However, it can be entered with special permission. “With good fortune.” “The Prytanes Law in Ephesus” The prytanes must light the fires at all the altars; provide the […]

Ephesus Commercial Agora Inscription

The Two-Sided Inscription in the Commercial Agora of Ephesus The first side has the most text The inscription is in Ancient Greek and, in its form, most likely appears to be a type of honorific/public recognition inscription from Ephesus. That is, it describes a person’s services to the city, the duties they undertook, their donations, […]

Public Inscription in the Ephesus Museum

“They honored Gaius… Bassos, who had been proconsul (provincial governor), who had done many good deeds for the city, and also who had ensured the construction of the passage and the entrance road/entrance to it. The construction of this structure was carried out under the supervision of Lucius Erennius Peregrinus… and Philartemis, the secretary of […]

Ephesus Public Administrator Inscription

This inscription is located on the right side as you ascend from the terraced houses in Ephesus towards the Gate of Heracles. “…the rights/powers of the sacred senate and the metropolis of Ephesus… …are observed/taken into consideration in the name of our lords (emperors)…” So this gives the impression of a public-administrative inscription. 1) The […]