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Jahreshefte des Österreichischen Archäologischen Institutes in Wien, Band 82/2013
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Jahreshefte des Österreichischen Archäologischen Institutes in Wien, Band 82/2013, pp. 23-68, 2024/10/15
This interim report presents the main results of three seasons of building survey and limited excavation
work carried out at a monumental domus above the Theatre of Ephesos. The building, partially excavated in 1929 and 1930, takes up a commanding position on Mount Panayırdağ and was in use from the 2nd century B.C. to the 6th century A.D. at least. As the preliminary results are indicating, the structural history of the house is characterised by least three main building phases, which are all reminiscent of contemporary palatial architecture. Exclusive features of the building, such as a huge apsidal hall that was built during the 2nd century A.D., suggest an exceptional function beyond that of a private house. Moreover, during the Roman
Imperial period several other buildings nearby appear to have been functionally associated with the domus. According to the available evidence it may be cautiously suggested that the building might have been the residence of a Roman Imperial official.