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Ephesus

Ephesus
Ἔφεσος
Efes
The roof of the Library of Celsus has collapsed, but its large façade is still intact.
The Library of Celsus in Ephesus
Ephesus is located in Turkey
Ephesus
Shown within Turkey
Location Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey
Region Ionia
Coordinates 37°56′28″N 27°20′31″E / 37.94111°N 27.34194°E / 37.94111; 27.34194Coordinates: 37°56′28″N 27°20′31″E / 37.94111°N 27.34194°E / 37.94111; 27.34194
Type Ancient Greek Settlement
Area Wall circuit: 415 ha (1,030 acres)
Occupied: 224 ha (550 acres)
History
Builder Attic and Ionian Greek colonists
Founded 10th century BC
Abandoned 15th century AD
Periods Greek Dark Ages to Late Middle Ages
Site notes
Excavation dates 1863–1869, 1895
Archaeologists John Turtle Wood, Otto Benndorf
Website Ephesus Archaeological Site
Official name Ephesus
Type Cultural
Criteria iii, iv, vi
Designated 2015 (39th session)
Reference no. 1018
Region Asia Minor

Ephesus (/ˈɛfəsəs/;Greek: Ἔφεσος Ephesos; Turkish: Efes; ultimately from Hittite Apasa) was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, three kilometres southwest of present-day Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of the former Arzawan capital by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists. During the Classical Greek era it was one of the twelve cities of the Ionian League. The city flourished after it came under the control of the Roman Republic in 129 BC.

The city was famed for the nearby Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BC), one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Among many other monumental buildings are the Library of Celsus, and a theatre capable of holding 25,000 spectators.

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. The city was the site of several 5th century Christian Councils (see ).


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