Ephesus
Sign in to saveEphesus ( ; ; ; may ultimately derive from ) 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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Ephesus was an ancient Greek city located on the coast of present-day Turkey that was founded in the 10th century BC and became one of the twelve major cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek period. The city is historically significant because it was a major center of the ancient Greek world and later came under Roman control, making it an important site for understanding both Greek and Roman history.
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- The roof of the Library of Celsus has collapsed, but its large façade is still intact.
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- The Library of Celsus in Ephesus
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- Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey, West Asia
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- Ancient Greek settlement
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24 sectionsContents
- History
- Neolithic age
- Bronze Age
- Early Bronze
- Late Bronze
- Iron Age
- Greek migration
- Archaic period
- Classical period
- Hellenistic period
- Classical Roman period (129 BC–395 AD)
- The Roman population
- Byzantine Roman period (395–1308)
- Pre-Ottoman period (1304–1390)
- Ottoman period
- Ephesus and Christianity
- Seven Sleepers
- Main sites
- Archaeology
- Notable people
- See also
- References
- Sources
- External links
Ephesus ( ; ; ; may ultimately derive from ) 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.
The city was famous in its day for the nearby Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BC), which has been designated one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its many monumental buildings included the Library of Celsus and a theatre capable of holding 24,000 spectators.