Ephesus, Turkey

Recorded October 26, 2009.

Ephesus was an ancient Greek city on the west coast of Anatolia, near present-day Selçuk, Izmir Province, Turkey. It was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek era. In the Roman period, it was for many years the second largest city of the Roman Empire; ranking behind Rome. Ephesus had a population of more than 250,000 in the 1st century BC, which also made it the second largest city in the world. The city was famed for the Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BCE), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. The Temple was destroyed in 401 CE by a mob led by St. John Chrysostom. Emperor Constantine I rebuilt much of the city and erected new public baths. The town was again partially destroyed by an earthquake in 614. The city's importance as a commercial center declined as the harbor was slowly silted up by the Cayster River. Ephesus was one of the seven churches of Asia that are cited in the Book of Revelation. The Gospel of John may have been written here. It is also the site of a large gladiators' graveyard. Today's archaeological site lies 3 kilometers southwest of the town of Selçuk, Turkey. The ruins of Ephesus are a favorite international and local tourist attraction, partly owing to their easy access from the port of Kuşadası.

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• ephesus
• turkey
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• ruins
• kusadasi
• roman
• empire
• artemis
• temple
• baths
• seven-wonders

[athanatosify]

Greek culture is everywhere!!!!!!!!!!!!

[Tiberiotertio]

@athanatosify Looks pretty roman for so called Greek stuff.......

[GreeceCombination]

@wiseguysdeniro you are a barbaric islamic stupid nation that killed million people and not white hellenes like greeks and we don't want to have you neibors :)) go back to mongolia is where you come from :)

[erdal0]

i wish you didnt cut out the speeches

[wiseguysdeniro]

@GreeceCombination Whe don't stole it!

Whe won the war in 1453 Istanbul

Get this in your stupide head,you idiot!

Turkish people is very powerfull and strong and smart

You know The OTTOMAN EMPIRE

And you Greek people are jaloese, angry and your country s ecenomie is very bad now

because why,,,???? its because you dont have the Balls

[GreeceCombination]

@wiseguysdeniro it was,greek before you stole,it:)

[wiseguysdeniro]

@GreeceCombination yes but this is in Turkey,hahaha

[GreeceCombination]

@wiseguysdeniro hahaha

yea,but

this,is,greek-ancient,temple:)­)

[wiseguysdeniro]

Turkey my lovely country

[monteindamiddle7]

Keep up the good work, with enduring and not growing weary. Get back to the love you've once had, so the lampstand will remain. The end of nicolaus is near!