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Extraordinary ancient discoveries were recently discovered in Ephesus, the Turkish city where the Apostle Paul once preached.
The discovery was announced by Anadolu Agency (AA), a state-run body in Ankara, on December 12. Ephesus is also known as one of the seven churches in Asia mentioned in the report. Book of Revelation.
The star of the excavation was a Roman-era marble bathtub, as well as a fragment of the torso of a male statue that was later reused as a paving stone.
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Archaeologist Serdar Aybek, speaking to AA, said the bathtub dates back to the first century AD. Unlike the large public bath complexes of Ephesus, the recently discovered one was probably “intended for domestic use.”
“It’s a unusual discovery because it’s not something we encounter frequently,” Aybek said.
Archaeological finds discovered in Ephesus, the ancient city where the Apostle Paul once preached, include a Roman-era marble bathtub and a statue fragment reused as a paving stone. (Art Media/Print Collector/Getty Images; Mehmet Emin Menguarslan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
“We think it belonged to the terrace houses and was used in the first century AD,” he added. “We found it during work at the theater, and its size shows it was used in a house.”
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The bathtub was found along the old rue du Stade. It probably belonged to the terrace house complex of Ephesus, where wealthy Roman families lived. sumptuous villas.
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The bathtub was carved from Greco Scritto marble — a regional variety with distinct black veins — and measured nearly 5 feet long, 2.5 feet wide and 2 feet high, authorities said.
Researchers say the Roman-era bathtub was likely used in a private home rather than in large public bath complexes. (Mehmet Emin Menguarslan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
After being used by a high-income household, the bath was later converted into a watering trough.
Aybek also described the discovery of the statue fragment, dated between the first century BC and the first century AD, as “completely unexpected”.
The statue of the unidentified man was sculpted in several parts and assembled before being later dismantled.
The fragment of the statue dates between the first century BC and the first century AD, according to archaeologists. (Mehmet Emin Menguarslan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
Archaeologists found it face down and said it was used as a paving stone on the roadway.
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These discoveries follow numerous recent discoveries in Asia Minor linked to early Christian history.
Ephesus is known as one of the seven churches in Asia mentioned in the book of Revelation. (Mehmet Emin Menguarslan/Anadolu via Getty Images)
In October, a 1,500-year-old Christian mosaic was found in Urfa, a city traditionally considered the birthplace of Abraham.
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In Laodicea – a city also mentioned in the Book of Revelation – the remains of a massive Roman council hall were discovered this summer.
