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Ephesus

Also known as Efes, Ephesos

Ephesus ( ; ; ; may ultimately derive from ) 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 the Ionian League. The city came under the control of the Roman Republic in 129 BC.

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Ephesus was an ancient Greek city located on the coast of present-day Turkey that was founded in the 10th century BC and became one of the twelve major cities of the Ionian League during the Classical Greek period. The city is historically significant because it was a major center of the ancient Greek world and later came under Roman control, making it an important site for understanding both Greek and Roman history.

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Ancient site.name: Ephesus
Ancient site.native_name: ()
Ancient site.image: Ephesus Celsus Library Façade.jpg
Ancient site.alt: The roof of the Library of Celsus has collapsed, but its large façade is still intact.
Ancient site.caption: The Library of Celsus in Ephesus
Ancient site.map_type: Turkey #Asia
Ancient site.map_alt: Asia
Ancient site.map_size: 275
Ancient site.relief: yes
Ancient site.location: Selçuk, İzmir Province, Turkey, West Asia
Ancient site.region: Ionia
Ancient site.type: Ancient Greek settlement
Ancient site.part_of: West Asia
Ancient site.area: Wall circuit: Occupied:
Ancient site.builder: Attic and Ionian Greeks
Ancient site.built: 10th century BC
Ancient site.abandoned: 15th century
Ancient site.epochs: Greek Dark Ages to Late Middle Ages

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Wikidata facts

Area: 614.76
Official website: www.muze.gov.tr/en/museums/ephesus-archaeological-site
Image: Ephesus Celsus Library Façade.jpg

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Commons category: Ephesus
Commons gallery: Ephesos
native label: Ἔφεσος
inception: 1000-00-00
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Contents

History
Neolithic age
Bronze Age
Early Bronze
Late Bronze
Iron Age
Greek migration
Archaic period
Classical period
Hellenistic period
Classical Roman period (129 BC–395 AD)
The Roman population
Byzantine Roman period (395–1308)
Pre-Ottoman period (1304–1390)
Ottoman period
Ephesus and Christianity
Seven Sleepers
Main sites
Archaeology
Notable people
See also
References
Sources
External links

The city was famous in its day for the nearby Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BC), which has been designated one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Its many monumental buildings included the Library of Celsus and a theatre capable of holding 24,000 spectators.