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Ephesus

Ephesus (/ˈɛfɪsəs/ EF-uh-suhs) 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…

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Location
Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey, West Asia
Abandoned
15th century
Archaeologists
John Turtle Wood Otto Benndorf
Area
Wall circuit: 415 ha (1,030 acres) Occupied: 224 ha (550 acres) · 662.62 ha (1,637.4 acres)
Buffer zone
1,246.3 ha (3,080 acres)
Built
10th century BC

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related to Sources · 49
Ephesus → Against Ephesus, American Theological Library Association, Ancient Ephesus, Archaeological Considerations, Asia Minor, Athas, Athens, Bibliography, Biblioteca Apostolica Vaticana, Cambridge University Press, Clive, Constantino Porfirogenito, Daphne, De Thematibus, Ege Yayinlari, Encyclopedia, Entering Ephesus, Ephesus After Antiquity, Foss, Foundation
related to Ephesus and Christianity · 37
Ephesus → Acts, AD, AD Paul, Apostles, Artemis, Baptist, Basilica, Between, Book, Corinthians, Demetrius, Early Christianity, Ephesians, Epistle, From AD, Gospel, Greek, His, Holy Spirit, Initially
related to Classical Roman period (129 BC–395 AD) · 30
Ephesus → Anatolia, Archelaus, As, Asia, Asian, Asiatic Vespers, BC, BC Ephesus, But, Chios, Eumenes III, First Mithridatic War, From Ephesus, Greek, Hence, However, Latin, Lucius Cornelius Sulla, Many, Mithridates
related to Hellenistic period · 27
Ephesus → After Alexander's, After Lysimachus, Alexander, Alexander's, Ancient Greek, Arsinoe, Arsinoe II, Arsinoea, Artemis, As, Asia Minor, Battle, BC, But, Cayster, Colophon, Egypt, Granicus, Great, Greek
related to Classical period · 23
Ephesus → As, Asia Minor, Athens, Battle, BC, Cambyses II, Darius, Decelean War, Delian League, During, Ephesians, Greco-Persian, In, Ionia, Ionian, Ionian Revolt, Ionian War, Ionians, Peloponnesian War, Persia
related to Notable people · 20
Ephesus → AD, AlexandriaAgasias, AlyattesHeraclitus, Apostle, BC, Byzantine, Celsus, Elder, Ephesius, Greek, Gyges, Jesus, Jesus ChristMary, Jesus ChristPublius Hordeonius Lollianus, Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, Library, Melas, Mermnad, Philes, Younger
related to Archaeology · 17
Ephesus → Artemision, Austrian Archaeological Institute, Austrian Karl Mautner Ritter, Benndorf, British, British Museum, Ephesos Museum, Ephesus Archaeological Museum, Finds, German, In, John Turtle Wood, Markhof, Otto Benndorf, Selçuk, The, Vienna
related to Pre-Ottoman period (1304–1390) · 16
Ephesus → Ayasoluk, Ayasuluğ, Aydinid, Christian, Contrary, During, Menteşoğulları Beylik, October, On, Saint John, Sasa Bey, Selçuk, Shortly, Thyrea, Turkish, Turks
related to Ottoman period · 15
Ephesus → After, Anatolia, Anatolian, Ayasoluk, Bayezid, Ephesians, Greek, Nearby Ayasuluğ, Ottoman, Ottoman Empire, Ottomans, Selçuk, Tamerlane, The, The Central Asian
related to Terrace Houses · 13
Ephesus → AD, BC, Built, Bulbul Mountain, Hadrian Temple, Hippodamian, On, Rich, Roman, Terrace Houses, The, The Houses, Today

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EphesusAbandoned15th century1.00infobox
EphesusArchaeologistsJohn Turtle Wood Otto Benndorf1.00infobox
EphesusAreaWall circuit: 415 ha (1,030 acres) Occupied: 224 ha (550 acres)1.00infobox
EphesusArea662.62 ha (1,637.4 acres)1.00infobox
EphesusBuffer zone1,246.3 ha (3,080 acres)1.00infobox
EphesusBuilt10th century BC1.00infobox
EphesusBuilt byAttic and Ionian Greeks1.00infobox
EphesusCriteriaCultural: iii, iv, vi1.00infobox
EphesusExcavation dates1863–1869, 1895 – present1.00infobox
EphesusInscription2015 (39th Session)1.00infobox
EphesusLocationSelçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey, West Asia1.00infobox
EphesusPart ofWest Asia1.00infobox
EphesusPeriodsGreek Dark Ages to Late Middle Ages1.00infobox
EphesusPublic accessyes1.00infobox
EphesusReference10181.00infobox
EphesusRegionIonia1.00infobox
EphesusTypeAncient Greek settlement1.00infobox
EphesusWebsitewww.muze.gov.tr/en/museums/ephesus-archaeological-site1.00infobox

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