Izmir Collection (#6)

The ruins of the Temple of Diana, Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey, 1926. From An Outline of Christianity, The Story of Our Civilisation, volume 1: The Birth of Christianity, edited by RG Parsons and AS Peake

The prison of St Paul, Ephesus, Turkey, 1895. Artist: Armand Kohl
The prison of St Paul, Ephesus, Turkey, 1895. From The Universal Geography with Illustrations and Maps, division XVII, written by Elisee Reclus and published by Virtue & Co. Limited (London, 1895)

Ephesus, Turkey, 19th century. Artist: A Willmore
Ephesus, Turkey, 19th century. Ephesus was an Ionian city in ancient Anatolia which hosted one of the seven churches of Asia, addressed in the Book of Revelation of The Bible

The Jewish quarter, Smyrna, Greece, 1900s. Artist: ME Wright
The Jewish quarter, Smyrna, Greece, 1900s. Stereoscopic slide (detail)

Gateway, Ephesus, Turkey, 1937. Artist: Martin Hurlimann
Gateway, Ephesus, Turkey, 1937. One of the major cities founded by the Ancient Ionian Greeks in Asia Minor, Ephesus was the capital of the province of Asia in Roman times

The burning of the Temple at Ephesus, 1753. Artist: Paul Sandby
The burning of the Temple at Ephesus, 1753. The Temple of Artemis (Diana) at Ephesus (in modern Turkey) was destroyed in 356 BC in an act of arson

Ancient Ephesus, Turkey, 1887. Artist: William Richardson
Ancient Ephesus, Turkey, 1887. Roman amphitheatre: from above the theatre - restored from plans and measurements taken on the spot

Roman Theatre, 41-54 AD
Roman theatre, Ephesus, Turkey, 41-54 AD

Saint Paul Preaching at Ephesus, 1649. Artist: Eustache Le Sueur
Saint Paul Preaching at Ephesus, 1649. During Saint Pauls mission to Ephesus, he succeeded in converting many of the citys inhabitants to Christianity, located in the collection at, Louvre, Paris

Curetes Street, leading to the State Agora, Ephesus, Turkey, 20th century. Artist: CM Dixon
Curetes Street, leading to the State Agora, Ephesus, Turkey, 20th century. The Curetes was one of the most important streets of ancient Ephesus, an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia

Wall-painting of the Greek philosopher Socrates, 2nd century BC
A wall-painting of Socrates (469-399 BC) from Ephesus, Turkey at Selfuk, in the Archaeological Museums collection, 2nd century BC

Greek terracotta statuette of two women chatting. This piece was made in Myrina near Izmir (Turkey)

Example of early Greek script describing the flight of birds
Example of early Greek script, describing the flight of birds, from Ephesus. From the British Museums collection

The International Fair - Izmir, Turkey
The International Fair at Izmir, Turkey held between 20th August to the 20th Septemer. The venue of the event (which is still going), Kulturpark

Izmir, Turkey - The Dark Gateway at the foot of Mount Pagus Date: circa 1907

Fire in the outskirts of Izmir, Turkey - viewed from the HMS Marlborough. HMS Marlborough was an Iron Duke-class battleship of the British Royal Navy, named in honour of John Churchill

Head of the poetess Sappho. Marble
Sappho (c. 630-580 BC). Greek lyric poetess. Bust. Marble. Copy of an original to the Hellenistic Period. From Smyrna. Archaeological Museum. Istanbul. Turkey

Sappho (630-570 BC). Greek lyric poet. Bust. Copy. Istanbul
Sappho (630-570 BC). Greek lyric poet, born on the island of Lesbos. Roman bust of Sappho, copied from a lost Hellenistic original. Izmir. 2th century AD. Istanbul Archaeological Museum

GALEN. Engraving
Galen of Pergamum (129-c. 216). Greek physician, anatomist and therapist. Oil

Turkey, Izmir Province, Bergama, Pergamon. Ancient cultural center. Temple of Trajan on the acropolis.UNESCO Heritage site

Turkey, Izmir Province, Kusadasi. Meat vendor at outdoor market

Turkey, Izmir Province, Bergama, Pergamon. Ancient cultural center. Arches of the sanctuary of Trajan

Turkey, Izmir Province, Bergama, Pergamon. Ancient cultural center. Temple of Trajan on the acropolis. UNESCO Heritage site

Turkey, Izmir Province, Bergama, Pergamon, Acropolis Theater of Against the Modern City of Bergama. UNESCO Heritage site

Turkey, Izmir Province, Bergama, Pergamon. Ancient cultural center. Temple of Trajan on the acropolis. UNESCO Heritage site

Turkey, Izmir Province, Selcuk, ancient city Ephesus, ancient world center of travel and commerce on the Aegean Sea at mouth of Cayster River. Cat sitting near column of temple

Turkey, Izmir, Kusadasi, Ephesus. The library of Ephesus (Celsius) was built in 117 A.D. The statues symbolize wisdom (Sophia), knowledge (Episteme), intelligence (Ennoia) and valor (Arete)

Asia, Turkey, Izmir, Kusadasi. Ephesus (ancient city in Anatolia) was discovered in Selcuk
Turkey, Izmir, Kusadasi. Ephesus (ancient city in Anatolia) was discovered in Turkey

Asia, Turkey, Izmir. Boreks are often served and accompanied by vegetable, tomatoes
Turkey, Izmir. Boreks are often served and accompanied by vegetable, tomatoes and pepper salad and potato salad

Turkey, Ephesus. Ruins of the Basilica of Saint John

The Ruins of Stone Carving in Ancient Ephesus, Selcuk, Izmir Province, Ionia, Turkey
Ephesus was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, SelAzuk in Izmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of the former Arzawan capital by Attic

Ruins of the Church of Mary and Council of Ephesus
Ephesus, Turkey

Ruins of Saint Johns Basilica and the tomb of Saint John
Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey

A cat lays in the sun on a rock at the ruins of Saint Johns Basilica and the tomb of Saint John
Ephesus, Izmir, Turkey

Aabandoned warehouse
Abandoned and rundown warehouse with reflection on rainwater in Bayrakli, Izmir, Turkey

A Belgian Air Force F-16AM Fighting Falcon prepares for landing during the 100th Anniversary of the Turkish Air Force

Pair of Spanish Air Force C-101 of the Patrulla Aguila aerobatics team, taxiing at Izmir Air Station, Turkey, during the 100th Anniversary of the Turkish Air Force

A Hungarian Air Force JAS-39D Gripen at Izmir Air Station in Turkey, during the 100th Anniversary of the Turkish Air Force

A Bulgarian Air Force Alenia C-27J Spartan at the Izmir Air Show in Turkey, during the 100th Anniversary of the Turkish Air Force

A German Air Force Eurofighter EF-2000 taxiing on runway
A German Air Force (Luftwaffe) Eurofighter EF-2000 Typhoon taxiing at Izmir Air Station, Turkey, during the 100th Anniversary of the Turkish Air Force

An Italian Air Force Eurofighter F-2000A Typhoon at the Izmir Air Show, Turkey, during the 100th Anniversary of the Turkish Air Force

An Algerian Air Force C-130H taxiing at Izmir Air Station, Turkey, during the 100th Anniversary of the Turkish Air Force

An Ilyushin IL-78MP of the Pakistan Air Force landing at Izmir Air Station, Turkey, during the 100th Anniversary of the Turkish Air Force

Pilot waving from the cockpit of an Italian Air Force Alenia C-27J Spartan
An Italian Air Force Alenia C-27J Spartan taxiing at Izmir Air Station, Turkey, during the 100th Anniversary of the Turkish Air Force

A Royal Air Force Tornado GR4 prepares for landing during the 100th Anniversary of the Turkish Air Force

A Pakistan Air Force JF-17 in midair over Izmir, Turkey, during the 100th Anniversary of the Turkish Air Force

A Polish Air Force C-295M taking off from Izmir Air Station, Turkey, during the 100th Anniversary of the Turkish Air Force

A Solo Turk F-16 of the Turkish Air Force performing at an air show
A Solo Turk F-16 of the Turkish Air Force performing at Izmir Air Show, Turkey, during the 100th Anniversary of the Turkish Air Force

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