Ephesus
Ephesus is the best – preserved classical city on the Mediteranean and perhaps the best place in the world to get the feeling for what life was like in Roman times. İt’s known as a strategic coastal gateway to the Western World and grew to be the second largest city
in the Roman Empire which was known one of the seven wonders of the ancient world.During the Hittite period the city was named as 'Aphasas'. Although ancient writes claim that the name of Ephesus derives from an Amazon Queen’s name, the archaeological finds reveals that The Carians and Lelegians, the native peoples of Anatolia, had settled here long before the Ionians’ arrival. Ephesus was first established in 6000 B.C and grew up around the Temple of Artemis. The Ephesians started to move to the new city built by Lysimachos in the 3rd century B.C. The following is the list of the various ruins of Ephesus as they appear from the upper gate, which leads to the House of Virgin Mary, to the lower gate.
Ephesus which experienced its most glorious days during the Hellenisticand Roman Ages had a population of 200.000 as the capital and the biggest harbour city of the Asian province. Ephesus changed place during the Byzantine period again and moved to the Ayasuluk Hill in Selçuk where the antique city was originally found. Ayasuluk which was invaded by Turks in 1330 and became the centrum of Aydınoğulları started to get smaller and was given the name Selçuk after the foundation of the Turkish Republic in 1923. Today it is a touristic place with a population of 30.000 people. The remains of Ephesus are situated in a large area since the city changed many places throughout its history. which spread over an area of about 8 km², and it is open for the tourists' visiting from all over the world.
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Ephesus (Turkish: Efes) was an ancient Greek city, and later a major Roman city, on the coast of Ionia, near present-day Selçuk, Izmir Province, Turkey. It was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek era. In the Roman period, Ephesus had a population of
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The Ephesus Museum, which is responsible for archaeological research, reorganization, supervision and protection on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, is one of the most important museums in Turkey not only with the works from Ephesus and nearby places belonging to Mycenaean, Archaic, Classic, Hellenistic, Roman, Byzantine,Seljuk and Ottoman periods,
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Acces to Ephesus, by air and land is quite easy. The best and the most affordable way to get there would be by way of bus (coach) to Selcuk. you need just change buses in İzmir. Selcuk - Izmir is located within the boundaries. Izmir to Selcuk approximately 86 kilometers
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