It was in this theater that the silversmiths led by Demetrius rioted against the Christian mission work of Paul and his companions. Ephesus was also the site of a large gladiators’ graveyard.

Archeologists have found a Roman-era clay theatre ticket in Turkey ... in the ancient city of Prusias Ad Hypium also known as the 'Ephesus of the western Black Sea,' Arkeonews reported.