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1. Ephesus is an amazing ancient
city which was established by
Greeks and enlarged by
Romans. During it’s history
city was an important
metropolitan of ancient
world. Beside being an
important ancient settlement,
Ephesus is also most visited
ancient city of Modern Turkish
Republic. From all over the
world people come Ephesus to
feel breeze of history.

2. Ephesus founded by Athens as a colony in the 10th century BC. When it was first founded, people
dedicated city to Goddes Artemis who is known as maiden huntress goddes of Greek culture.
Artemis is more than this in Ephesus as Ephesus is not only a Greek setlement but also it was an
Anatolian setlement. Artemis was goddes of Fertility, goddes of giving birth shortly; Artemis was the
Mother Goddess of Ephesus who controlls every single inch of city. During the Classical Greek era
Ephesus was one of the 12 cities of the Ionian League. The city flourished after it was given to the
Roman Republic by Greek King Attalos III in 133 BCE.

3. The Ephesus Museum is a rich and important museum for Ephesian and Anatolian
archeology with artifacts from digs at Ephesus, The Basilica of St. John, Temple of
Artemis, the Belevi Mausoleum and the other local ruins. Including artifacts from the
Mycenian, Archaic and Turkish periods as well, the majority are from the Hellenistic,
Roman, Byzantine periods.

4. The Temple of Artemis was located on the southwest of Ayasuluk hill where Selcuk
Castle located on. It was considered to be one of the Seven Wonder of the World by
ancient writers. Today on Ephesus tours you can can only see the ruins of the
foundations of this marvelous construction of the Hellenistic Age , entirely made of
marble and full of sculptured columns’ capitals and shafts.

5. Temple of Artemis
According to Christian belief Virgin Mary may have spent her last days in this house which was
erected on the slope of the Bulbul Mountain. Indeed, she may have come in the area together with
Saint John, who spent several years in the area to spread Christianity. Before Jesus was crucified
Apostle John brought Virgin Mary to Ephesus by the, because Jesus entrust her to John’s care (John
19:26-27) and St. John wanted to spread Cristianty in Ephesus whose people were believing
goddess Artemis. However Virgin Mary preferred a remote place arouns Ephesus rather than living in
center where people were beliving paganism as her son died on the way of God.

6. According to the historian Eusebios, St. John returned to Ephesus with Mary
after being banished from Jerusalem between 37 and 42 A.D. He continued to
write the Bible after a period he died here at Ephesus. Following his will, he was
buried in the southern foothills of Ayasuluk Hill.
According to the historian Eusebios, St. John returned to Ephesus with Mary
after being banished from Jerusalem between 37 and 42 A.D. He continued to
write the Bible after a period he died here at Ephesus. Following his will, he was
buried in the southern foothills of Ayasuluk Hill.

7. The Cave of Seven Sleepers
According to the written accounts, this the place where seven young
man came to after running away from the city because of the
persecution of Christians during the reign ofEmperor Decius. They
distributed all their goods to the poor and found a cave to pray. The
emperor Decius, convinced that they would never favour paganism, had
the cave sealed. And after falling asleep, they woke up 300 years later
during the reign of Emperor Theodosius II. When these seven man
woke up after paasage 300 years Christianty had become the official
religion of Rome. The landowner, to use as a yard for his animals,
opened the mouth of the cave and found the Seven Sleepers inside.

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