World Wonders: Library of Celsus
One of the largest libraries in antiquity, the Library of Celsus, found at the site of Ephesus on the western coast of Turkey, was commissioned in 114 CE to commemorate the Roman consul and governor Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus. Both a mausoleum and library, the building held around 12,000 scr...
| Format: | Electronic Article |
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| Language: | English |
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| Fernleihe: | Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste |
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Biblical Archaeology Society
2024
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| In: |
The Biblical archaeology review
Year: 2024, Volume: 50, Issue: 1 |
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| Summary: | One of the largest libraries in antiquity, the Library of Celsus, found at the site of Ephesus on the western coast of Turkey, was commissioned in 114 CE to commemorate the Roman consul and governor Tiberius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus. Both a mausoleum and library, the building held around 12,000 scrolls, rivaling the libraries of Alexandria […] |
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| ISSN: | 0098-9444 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The Biblical archaeology review
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