Famous Colonnade

2,000 Year Old Colonnade

According to Chris (& the Encyclopedia Britannica), while the Apostle Paul was in Ephesus about 53-54 A.D. he was likely imprisoned in the hilltop jail seen beyond this colonnade. There he wrote Galatians, I Corinthians, Philippians, and probably Philemon. Some believe Ephesus is also where Mary, mother of Jesus, lived until her death. According to our guide, Marc Antony, later in his life, had his headquarters in Ephesus and rode in a procession down this street with his "Queen of Kings" Cleopatra.