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You stand aboard a corbita (Roman trading ship) approaching the cosmopolitan city of Ephesus, as it appeared in the 2nd century AD. Ephesus had a long and storied history: colonized by the Greeks and seized by the Persians before flourishing under the Roman Empire. The thriving trading centre benefited from its location within a key natural harbour until river-borne silt cut it off from the sea.
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VR, L. (2018, November 14). Arrival to Ephesus (3D Image). Ancient History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.ancient.eu/image3d/363/
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VR, Lithodomos. "Arrival to Ephesus (3D Image)." Ancient History Encyclopedia. Last modified November 14, 2018. https://www.ancient.eu/image3d/363/.
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