Ephesus (Antiquity), Library of Celsus |
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The Library of Celsus was built in the first quarter of the 2nd century AD to serve as a heroon, that is, a burial monument dedicated to Tiberius Iulius Celsus Polemaeanus, the Roman senator and proconsul of Asia. The construction was financed by his son, Tiberius Iulius Aquila, who also bequeathed a large amount to the city for the purchase of books. The architect of the building remains unknown. Its luxurious facade is the western boundary of the area of Low Embolos and forms an impressive... |
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In Hellenistic years the foundation of libraries was part of the Successors’ attempt to make the cities of their kingdoms centres of Greek culture. The most important library of Hellenistic years in Asia Minor and the greatest rival of the Library of Alexandria was the royal Library of Pergamon, founded by Eumenes II Soter (197-158 BC). In Roman period the libraries of the eastern provinces were designed in accordance with western standards, at the same time maintaining elements of the local... |
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Nyssa (antiquity), Library |
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Sagalassos (Antiquity), Library |
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