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Looking down Curettes Way toward the Library of Celsus (181), we pass the Traian Fountain (182) built in honor of the reigning emperor at the beginning of the second century AD. Mosaics line part of the pathways (183) outside a former residence (184). The Temple of Hadrian (186-187) was dedicated to the emperor by a rich aristocrat hoping to gain favor. |
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The public latrine (188-189) had over forty seats for men who sat side- by-side, discussing the business of the day, while streams in open troughs beneath them washed away their waste. The Library of Celsus, remarkably intact in its western wall (190-193), was built between 110 and 135 AD. |
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#s 194-195 show the Marble Way, a street paved entirely with marble in the 5th century. Chariots used this street so often that a separate path was necessary for pedestrians. #196 shows an advertisement for a brothel, carved into the street. According to legend, a secret passageway from the library to the brothel existed in an underground sewage system. Some husbands were said to have gone to the library but instead slipped into the brothel. |
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Last is the Great Theater (197-200) that is 60 feet tall and seated 25,000 persons. Begun under Emperor Claudius, it took sixty years to build. Acoustics were marvelous. |
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