Ephesian bath-gymnasium complex. This building was constructed in the 2nd century AD and was devoted to the goddess Artemus and the emperor Antonius Pius. The facilities were the major educational centers in the city, used for training in mental and physical activities.They taught the young men of Ephesus art, sports, literature, drama and speech. Because of it’s close proximity to the theatre, the Theatre Gymnasium is thought to have been used to train theatre actors. The palaestra, or place of exercise, was a open field of 30 meters by 70 meters surrounded on three sides by covered columns.