1.0Mark D. Robertshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdrobertsMark D. Robertshttps://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdroberts/author/mrobertsPhotos from Ephesus - Mark D. Robertsrich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="KTHXa4o7fk"><a href="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdroberts/2007/07/photos-from-ephesus.html">Photos from Ephesus</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://www.beliefnet.com/columnists/markdroberts/2007/07/photos-from-ephesus.html/embed#?secret=KTHXa4o7fk" width="600" height="338" title="“Photos from Ephesus” — Mark D. Roberts" data-secret="KTHXa4o7fk" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script type="text/javascript">
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On our recent trip to Europe, we had the chance to visit Ephesus, which lies just off the western coast of Turkey. Some of what we saw in Ephesus was truly amazing, such as the theatre in the photo to the right. Only a few steps from the place where I snapped the photo of…http://www.markdroberts.com/images/Ephesus-theatre-5.jpg