Terrace houses 2, in the centre of Ephesus, is one of the best-preserved residential complexes from the Roman era to be found in the Eastern Mediterranean. The seven residential units vary in size, but all had at least one upper storey. They are situated on large terraces, typical of the late Hellenic period, to the south of Curetes Street and are accessed via narrow open stairways, which correspond to the grid layout of the city’s streets. The houses have been the subject of archaeological studies since the 1960s and have thereby contributed to a complex understanding of the lifestyle of the Ephesian elite between the time when they were built, during the reign of Augustus or Tiberius, and the earthquake that damaged them in the 3rd quarter of the 3rd Century AD. Printed with the support of the Fund for the Promotion of Academic Research.