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The Library of Celsus (Greek: Βιβλιοθήκη του Κέλσου) is an ancient Roman building in Ephesus, Anatolia, today located near the modern town of Selçuk, in the İzmir Province of western Turkey.
The library was actually a tomb and a shrine for the deceased Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus for whom the library is named. [20] 12,000 volumes were collected at this library which were deposited in several cabinets along the wall. [20] Timgad (250 A.D.) (modern Algeria) The library was a gift to the Roman people and province of Thamugadi ...
Library of Celsus, side view. The Library of Celsus, the façade of which has been carefully reconstructed from original pieces, was originally built c. 125 in memory of Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, an Ancient Greek [65] [66] [67] who served as governor of Roman Asia (105–107 AD) in the Roman Empire.
English: Library of Celsus Facade Roof, Ephesus, Turkey. Date: Taken on 20 April 2011, 07:02:10: ... Library of Celsus; Metadata. This file contains additional ...
The Library of Celsus, which was founded by Celsus and completed by his son Tiberius Julius Aquila; the father is buried in a crypt beneath the library, in a decorated marble sarcophagus. [5] Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus was born around 45 CE to a family of Ancient Greek origin, [7] [8] [9] in either Ephesus or Sardis. [8]
It has a capacity 12,000 people. The library dating from the 2nd century A.D. is considered to be Turkey's second-best preserved ancient library structure after the "Celsus Library" of Ephesus. The stadium of Nysa, which suffered from floods and is therefore partially damaged, has a capacity of 30,000 people.
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The Library of Celsus in Ephesus was built by the Romans in 114–117. [2] The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, built by king Croesus of Lydia in the 6th century BC, was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. [3] İzmir, the biggest city in the Aegean Region The ancient city of Aizanoi located in Kütahya