From İzmir Ephesus Xenophon's Romantic Novel to Priene Isidore Hagia Sophia and Halicarnassus Bryaxis Serapis: Romantic Literature, Dome Architecture, and Monumental Sculpture

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Periods

• Ionia & Aeolis
• Hellenistic era
• Roman era
• Ottoman era
• National Struggle & Republic
• The Aegean today

Narrative stops

• Ephesus Ancient City Birthplace of Novelist Xenophon and Grand Theater
• Priene/Miletus Birthplace of Hagia Sophia Master Architect Isidore and Acropolis
• Halicarnassus Ancient City Birthplace of Master Sculptor Bryaxis and Mausoleum Workshop

Research sources

• Xenophon of Ephesus (2nd Century AD): Author of Ephesiaca and the Birth of Western Romantic Novel Literature
• The Architect of Hagia Sophia and Master Sculptor of Wonders: Isidore of Miletus/Priene and Bryaxis of Halicarnassus