Ephesus: Quick Facts

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Also Known As	Ephesos

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Stone ruins and two standing column fragments remain at the site of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, Turkey, with grassy fields and distant buildings in the background.

Ephesus, Turkey: Memmius Monument

Ephesus, Turkey: ruins

Ancient marble-paved street lined with stone columns and ruins in Ephesus, Turkey, with greenery and distant hills in the background.

Ephesus, Turkey: Temple of Hadrian

Ephesus, Turkey: ancient street

Map showing the location of the ancient city of Ephesus in western Turkey, near the Aegean Sea. Surrounding countries including Greece, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Syria, Iraq, Iran, Armenia, and Georgia are also labeled, with a small inset globe highlighting the region within Europe and western Asia.

Ephesus, Turkey: theater

Ephesus, Turkey: library of Celsus

Ephesus, Turkey: library of Celsus

Exploring the ancient city of Ephesus in Turkey

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Topics

Archaeology aqueduct Triumphal arch Troy Göbekli Tepe Çatalhüyük Pergamum Myra Ani Sardis Miletus Hierapolis Halicarnassus

Major Events

The Madonna and Child

Second Council of Ephesus

Pope Leo I

Third Council of Ephesus

cave dwellings in Cappadocia

Anatolia

historical region, Asia

Hagia Sophia: mosaic

Byzantine Empire

historical empire, Eurasia

The Parthenon stands atop the Acropolis hill in Athens, Greece, surrounded by ancient stone walls and ruins, with city buildings and a distant hill in the background.

ancient Greek civilization

historical region, Eurasia

Ionia, ancient Anatolia

Ionia

ancient region, Turkey

ancient Middle East

ancient Middle East

historical region, Asia

Antique map from 1902 showing Persia (Iran), Afghanistan, and Baluchistan, with detailed topography, cities, and political boundaries as understood in the early twentieth century. The map features fine lines and small text labeling geographic features, rivers, and settlements across the region.

Persia

historical region, Asia

Flag of Turkey featuring a red field with a white crescent moon and white five-pointed star.

Turkey

country, Asia and Europe

Key People

Heraclitus

Heraclitus

Greek philosopher

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Markos Eugenikos

Greek theologian

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St. Timothy

bishop of Ephesus

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Theodotion

Jewish scholar

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John of Ephesus

Turkish bishop

David George Hogarth

David George Hogarth

British archaeologist

Agasias: Borghese Warrior

Agasias

Ephesian sculptor

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Manuel Philes

Byzantine poet

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Artemidorus

Greek geographer

Temple ruins of columns and statures at Karnak, Egypt (Egyptian architecture; Egyptian archaelogy; Egyptian history)

History Buff Quiz

Books. Lord Alfred Tennyson. Lord Byron. Poetry. Reading. Literacy. Library. Antique. A stack of four antique leather bound books.

Ancient Libraries and Archives Quiz

Marble bust of Alexander the Great, in the British Museum, London, England. Hellenistic Greek, 2nd-1st century BC. Said to be from Alexandria, Egypt. Height: 37 cm.

Ancient Greece

Taj Mahal, Agra, India. UNESCO World Heritage Site (minarets; Muslim, architecture; Islamic architecture; marble; mausoleum)

Wonders of the World Quiz

Temple of Artemis at Jerash, Jordan. (Jarash, Jordan)

Ancient Anatolia