According to legend, Ephesus was founded by the Amazons and was named after the tribe’s queen. The Carians and Lelegians are said to be have been the city’s first inhabitants. A second legend claims that after the city fell, Androclus, the son of Codrusof Athens, reestablished it in a location shown to him by a...Read More
Ephesus was an important center for Early Christianity. Both St. John and St. Paul lived in the city at different times helping to spread the religion. St. Paul worked with a congregation of followers organizing missionary activity into the hinterlands. Ephesus is vividly alluded to in Acts 19-20 of the bible, connecting the city to...Read More
There are many famous people related to Ephesus. Some of them lived there, some of them had just a visit to ephesus but they left their name in Ephesus history.Read More
The plan of ancient Ephesus reveals a well-organized Greco-Roman city with grand streets, temples, theaters, baths, and houses, reflecting its cultural, political, and religious significance in antiquity.Read More
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic...Read More
Explore the divine world of ancient Ephesus, home to powerful deities like Artemis, the city’s patron goddess worshipped at the Temple of Artemis—one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Discover the influence of other gods and goddesses such as Zeus, Apollo, Athena, and Demeter, whose temples, altars, and statues reflect the religious life...Read More
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in...Read More
Ephesus is located in Izmir in western Turkey about 19 kilometers from Kusadasi and 5 kilometeters from Pamucak beach. Located on the western side of what is now Turkey, Ephesus would have enjoyed fertile soil and a typically Mediterranean climate. They citizens would have been accustomed to mild, wet winters and hot, dry summers. The...Read More
A wonderful serenity has taken possession of my entire soul, like these sweet mornings of spring which I enjoy with my whole heart. I am alone, and feel the charm of existence in this spot, which was created for the bliss of souls like mine. I am so happy, my dear friend, so absorbed in...Read More
Far far away, behind the word mountains, far from the countries Vokalia and Consonantia, there live the blind texts. Separated they live in Bookmarksgrove right at the coast of the Semantics, a large language ocean. A small river named Duden flows by their place and supplies it with the necessary regelialia. It is a paradisematic...Read More
