Temple of the Emperors (Ephesus)

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The Temple of the Sebastoi in Ephesus, formerly called the Temple of Domitian, is a Roman temple dedicated to the Imperial cult of the Flavian dynasty. It was dedicated in CE 89/90 under the reign of Domitian. Its contemporary name is known from an adjacent inscription.

"Sebastoi" (lit. 'venerable ones') refers to the imperial dynasty; it is the plural of sebastos, the Greek rendering of the Roman imperial title Augustus.

The city of Ephesus was the first to be named neokoros (lit. 'temple-warden') thanks to this temple.

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Type
Roman temple, archaeological site, temple, ruins
Part of
Ephesus
Located in
Aegean Region

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The text on this page comes from: Temple of the Sebastoi (en.wikipedia.org), as of 2 June 2026

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