The first foundation of the ancient city of Ephesus within the boundaries of Selcuk District, Izmir Province M.He. it goes down to 6000 years. In recent years, research and excavations have revealed Bronze Age and Hittite settlements on the mounds (prehistoric hill settlements) around Ephesus and on Ayasuluk Hill, where the castle is located. During the Hittite period, the name of the city was Apasas. M.He. Ephesus, the port city where immigrants from Greece started to live in the 1050s, M.He. it was moved to the vicinity of the Temple of Artemis in 560. Ephesus, which is being visited today, was founded by Lysimakhos, one of the generals of Alexander the Great.He. It was founded in 300 years. Ephesus, which lived its most glorious times during the Hellenistic and Roman periods, had a population of 200,000 people as the capital of the Asian province and the largest port city. Ephesus was relocated again during the Byzantine period and came to Ayasuluk Hill in Seljuk, where it was founded for the first time.
What is the most important feature of the ancient city of Ephesus?
Ephesus, which was the main gateway between the East and the West, was an important port city. Dec. This position enabled Ephesus to develop as the most important political and commercial center of its era and to become the capital of the province of Asia during the Roman Period. Ephesus owes its importance in antiquity not only to this. The largest temple of the Artemis cult based on the ancient anatanrica (Kybele) tradition of Anatolia is also located in Ephesus. The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus is considered one of the seven wonders of the world. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city located on the western coast of Anatolia, 3 km from the present-day Selcuk district, which was later an important Roman city. It was one of the twelve cities of Ionia during the Classical Greek period. Its foundation dates back to the Polished Stone Age 6000 BC. The first foundation of the ancient city of Ephesus within the boundaries of Selcuk District of Izmir Province M.He. it goes back to 6000 years, to the Polished Stone Age, which is called the Neolithic Period. In recent years, research and excavations have revealed Bronze Age and Hittite settlements on the mounds (prehistoric hill settlements) around Ephesus and on Ayasuluk Hill, where the castle is located. During the Hittite period, the name of the city was Apasas. M.He. Ephesus, the port city where immigrants from Greece started to live in the 1050s, M.He. it was moved to the vicinity of the Temple of Artemis in 560. Ephesus, which is being visited today, was founded by Lysimakhos, one of the generals of Alexander the Great.He. It was founded in 300 years. Ephesus, which lived its most magnificent periods during the Hellenistic and Roman eras, had a population of 200,000 people as the capital of the Asian province and the largest port city. Ephesus changed its location again during the Byzantine Era and came to Ayasuluk Hill in Seljuk, where it was founded for the first time. Ayasuluk, which was taken by the Turks in 1330 and became the center of the Aydınoğulları, 16.It has started to get smaller and smaller since the century, took the name of Selcuk after the establishment of our Republic in 1923 and today it is a tourist place with a population of 30,000 people. Ephesus, one of the most important centers of the ancient world, I.He. 4.throughout its history, which goes back to a thousand, civilization has always played an important role in the fields of science, culture and art. Ephesus, which was the main gateway between the East and the West (Asia and Europe), was an important port city. Dec. This position enabled Ephesus to develop as the most important political and commercial center of its era and to become the capital of the province of Asia during the Roman Period. However, Ephesus owes its importance in antiquity not only to its development as a major trade center and its capital. The largest temple of the Artemis cult based on the ancient anatanrica (Kybele) tradition of Anatolia is also located in Ephesus. This temple is considered one of the seven wonders of the world. Since Ephesus has been relocated many times throughout its history, its ruins are spread over a wide area. These ruins, which spread over an area of about 8 km2, are the sections where excavation, restoration and arrangement works have been carried out and are open to visitors.
1- Ayasuluk Hill (I.He. 3. with the earliest settlement dated to the millennium, St. Petersburg, which belongs to the Byzantine Period and is of great importance for the Christian world, was founded. Jean Church)
2- Artemision (I.He. 9-4. an important religious center belonging to the centuries; the Temple of Artemis, one of the seven wonders of the world)
3- Ephesus (Archaic-Classical-Hellenistic-Roman and Byzantine Period settlement)
4- Selcuk (Seljuk settlement of the Ottoman Period and the modern city that hosts this settlement, which is an important tourist center today), Ephesus, which was an important center of civilization in Ancient times, is also an important tourist center visited by an average of 1.5 million people a year today.
The first archaeological excavations in Ephesus were carried out by J on behalf of the British Museum.T. It was started by Wood in 1869. After 1904, D. Wood’s efforts to find the famous Temple of Artemis were completed.G. Hogarth continued. The excavations of the Austrians in Ephesus, who continue their work today, were first started by Otto Benndorf in 1895. 1 of the Austrian Archaeological Institute. and 2. His studies, which were interrupted during the World Wars, continued continuously after 1954. In addition to the work of the Austrian Archaeological Institute in Ephesus, the Ephesus Museum has also been opened since 1954.C. He continues excavation, restoration and regulation works on behalf of the Ministry of Culture and Tourism.
The Structures of the Ancient City of Ephesus that Must Be Seen:
The Gate of Magnesia
Baths of the Eastern Gymnasium and the State Agora
Upper Agora (State Agora) and Basilica
Odeon
Prytaneion – Prytaneion (City Hall)
The Temple of Domitian
Fountain of Pollio
Memmius Monument
The Herakles Gate
Kuretler Street
Scholastica Baths
Latrina
Traian Fountain
Hillside Houses
Baths of Varius
The Temple of Hadrian (The Temple of Hadrian)
Public Toilet (Latrina)
Love House
Alytarchus Stoa
Octagon
Heroon
Marble Street
Celcus Library
Mazeus
The Mithridates Gate
Tetragonos Agora (Commercial Agora)
Marble Street
Grand Theatre
Port Street (Arcadiane)(Arkadiane Street)
Theater Gymnasium
Liman Bath (Liman Gymnasium and Baths)
Church of Mary
Double Churches (Consul Church)
Palace Structure
Stadium Street (Stadium and Gymnasium)
The Temple of Artemis
Vedius Gymnasium
The Seven Sleepers
ST.Jean Church
Isa Bey Mosque
Ayasuluk Castle
