POLLIO MONUMENT (DOMITIANUS FOUNTAIN)

On the eastern side of the Domitianus Square, adjacent to the Stata Agora stands the fountain which, according to the engraving on it, was commissioned by Gaius Sextilius Pollio in 97 AD. Aside from the restored high and wide arch, another significant element of this fountain is the small pool in front of it, in the middle of which, a platform used to sit with engravings of Odysseus and Polypheos, . These reliefs had been brought here from their original place on the fronton of the Augustus Temple after the temple was destroyed in an earthquake. The reliefs are exhibited in the Ephesus Museum today.

POLLIO TOMB

The tomb was constructed by the initiative of the locals to show their gratitude to Gaius Sextilius Pollio in 13 AD. It is located beside the Pollio Fountain in the Domitianus Temple.

DOMITIANUS TEMPLE

The temple was the first of the neokoros, i.e, imperial cult temples and it rises above a terrace. The period that started with Augustus marks the time Rome became an empire and the emperors were sacralized, creating many cults. The neokoros cities were privileged compared to other cities of the time. Domitianus Temple stood between 82AD and 391 AD, what’s remained of the structure are the terrace walls and partially reconstructed terrace columns.