More ruins

In this area of town we could see the stonework of the Greeks situated a few feet lower than the brickwork of the Romans. During the Roman occupancy Ephesus grew to a population of over 200,000 people. That made it the fourth largest city in the Roman Empire. At one point it was the capital of the Roman\'s Asian Empire. This area was the Prytaneion, the sacred flame was kept. Religious ceremonies and official diplomatic receptions were held here.