Ephesus
Overview
Located within what was once the estuary of the River Kaystros, Ephesus comprises successive Hellenistic and Roman settlements founded on new locations, which followed the coastline as it retreated westward. Excavations have revealed grand monuments of the Roman Imperial period including the Library of Celsus and the Great Theatre. Little remains of the famous Temple of Artemis, one of the “Seven Wonders of the World,” which drew pilgrims from all around the Mediterranean. Since the 5th century, the House of the Virgin Mary, a domed cruciform chapel seven kilometres from Ephesus, became a major place of Christian pilgrimage. The Ancient City of Ephesus is an outstanding example of a Roman port city, with sea channel and harbour basin.
About Ephesus
Ephesus was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, in present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of Apasa, a city-state that was also the capital of Arzawa, by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists. During the Classical Greek era, it was one of twelve cities that were members of the Ionian League. The city came under the control of the Roman Republic in 129 BC.
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Components(4 locations)
- •Cukurici Mound1018rev-001
- •House of Virgin Mary1018rev-004
- •Ancient city of Ephesus1018rev-002
- •Ayasuluk Hill, Artemision and Medieval Settlement1018rev-003
Details
- Countries
- Türkiye
- ISO Codes
- TR
- Area
- 662.62 ha
- Coordinates
- 37.9292, 27.3594
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