Gate of Mazaeus and Mithridates (Ephesus, Turkey) : Side view, from the portico of the Library of Celsus, showing depth of the gate porticos

Creator:

unknown (Ancient Roman)

Published/Created:

variant, Ephesos, Ephesus, Aegean Region, Turkey
ca. 40 CE

Date Depicted:

10/15/1997
8000 BC - 499 AD

Materials:

marble

Notes:

The gate with three passage ways at the right of the Celsus Library was built in 40 A.D by the emancipated slaves Mazeus and Mythridates for their emperor, Augustus, who gave them their freedom. The passages are vaulted, the front side of the vault facing the Celsus Library is made of black marble, while the other side is white. A Latin inscription with inlaid letters made of bronze is still visible on one side of the structure. Part of the inscription states: From the Emperor Caesar Augustus, the son of the god, the greatest of the priests, who was consul twelve and tribune twenty times; and the wife of August Livia; the son of Lucus, Marc Agrippa who was consul three times, Emperor, and tribune six times; and the daughter of Julio Caesar Augustus, Mazeus and Mythridates to their master and the people." The small area in front of the gate was used as an auditorium. The steps around the gate, in front of the library and the round pedestal were used as seats. In Byzantine Period, the walls in the small area were built when the city walls were reduced in length.

Variant Titles:

Ephesos: Gate of Mazaeus and Mithridates

Topics:

Architecture -- Roman -- (YVRC)

Culture:

Roman

Accession Number:

1A3-R-T-E-6-A3

Genre:

architecture (AAT)
city gates (AAT)

Format:

Image

Content Type:

Sculptures, Models, & Architecture

Rights:

Copyright Scott Gilchrist, Archivision, Inc
The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.

Access Restrictions:

Yale Community Only

Digital:

architectural exteriors; rulers and leaders; Augustus, Emperor of Rome, 63 B.C.-14 A.D.; Monuments; Roman Empire; Augustus carving ; construction built works; city gates; built works; monuments; complexes; sites (locations); archaeological sites; excavations

Source Creator:

Gilchrist, Scott

Source Title:

Archivision Module Three

Source Created:

2878 Chamonix, Montreal QC
Archivision, Inc.
10/15/1997

Source Note:

Purchase, Visual Resources Collection, May, 2011; photographer Scott Gilchrist

Yale Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Digital Collection:

Visual Resources Collection

Local Record Number:

4152

OID:

10160404

PID:

digcoll:1859992