Today (Monday, May 12) started out great with a good breakfast at the hotel overlooking the Aegean Sea. We boarded the bus early and headed straight to Ephesus so we could get ahead of the tours coming from three cruise ships docking that morning. Ephesus is a wonderful site. (Picture Above is the Ephesus Library). Paul visited Ephesus after his second journey. (Acts 18:19-21) There is much about Pauls 2nd visit in Acts chapter 19.
(Picture: DJ and Jack outside of Library)
Ephesus is currently located about 3 miles from the Aegean Sea. During the first century the Aegean Sea came right up to Ephesus.
here have been excavations going on here for over 100 years. The library has been restored, great ruins of Roman latrines, and much much more. Ephesus is an old city, the earliest parts date to around 1000 BC. In the 4th century BC Alexander the Great captured it and made many advancements to the village, making it a great city. Much of the ruins we see today are from this Hellenistic and Roman period. There is a large
theatre, one of the largest known. It was across the street from the Agora and just down the street from the library. Remember this is the city where Paul got in trouble with the silversmiths making the little idols of Diana. Her temple is located very near to Ephesus, a couple of minutes by bus. We walked down the Arkadian Way, the main street of town coming up from the ancient harbor, that is now silted in and barely even visible. We (Picture: Benji Norris, visiting the Roman latrines) saw several 
milestones on display, used across the Roman empire along the roads they built. There was a Domitian temple near the library, this is key when looking at the pictures from the museum. The statue of him was one of the largest around in that day. He was very much hated by most all in the empire, when he died (Picture: Norm Web on Library Steps) his statues and imaged were torn down and mostly destroyed. Only the head and an arm remain here today.
here have been excavations going on here for over 100 years. The library has been restored, great ruins of Roman latrines, and much much more. Ephesus is an old city, the earliest parts date to around 1000 BC. In the 4th century BC Alexander the Great captured it and made many advancements to the village, making it a great city. Much of the ruins we see today are from this Hellenistic and Roman period. There is a large
theatre, one of the largest known. It was across the street from the Agora and just down the street from the library. Remember this is the city where Paul got in trouble with the silversmiths making the little idols of Diana. Her temple is located very near to Ephesus, a couple of minutes by bus. We walked down the Arkadian Way, the main street of town coming up from the ancient harbor, that is now silted in and barely even visible. We (Picture: Benji Norris, visiting the Roman latrines) saw several 
milestones on display, used across the Roman empire along the roads they built. There was a Domitian temple near the library, this is key when looking at the pictures from the museum. The statue of him was one of the largest around in that day. He was very much hated by most all in the empire, when he died (Picture: Norm Web on Library Steps) his statues and imaged were torn down and mostly destroyed. Only the head and an arm remain here today. 
(Picture: Man named Abraham... he is from Miletus, he is Mentally Retarded , Our guide has known him since he was a child. Abraham thinks that he owns all the ruins at Miletus. He walks around and hands our flowers to everyone. And, he loves to have his picture taken.)Our last stop of the day was Miletus. This was a city Paul met with the Elders at as recorded in Acts. The harbor had silted in
but today, but you could still walk to the Lion's Harbor where Paul would have docked to come ashore for the meeting. I walked around and took lots of pictures here of various typical Roman era ruins. Finally, back to the hotel for a nice evening to watch the sunset over the Aegean Sea from the terraces on the back of the hotel.I don't know if I will be able to post for the next several day's we are leaving tomorrow for our Greek island cruise. We found out today that the cruise may provide Internet access... for a cost of course. :o)
Take care, Billy and Carole
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