Ephesus

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ancient city archaeological site

Ephesus was an ancient Greek and later Roman city in Asia Minor, famed for its grand Temple of Artemis and its significance as an early center of Christianity.

Aliases (2)

Ephesus (hypothesized) ×1
Ephesus (nearby attraction) ×1

Statements (62)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	ancient city → archaeological site →
associatedWithDeity	Artemis → Diana →
associatedWithReligion	Christianity → Greek polytheism → Roman religion →
councilHeld	Council of Ephesus →
councilHeldYear	431 →
countryToday	Turkey →
culture	Ancient Greek → Byzantine → Roman →
declineCause	Arab raids → earthquakes → harbor silting up →
foundedBy	Greek colonists →
hasStructure	Church of Mary → Great Theatre of Ephesus → Library of Celsus → Odeon → St. John’s Basilica → Temple of Artemis → agora → harbor baths → terrace houses →
hasWorldHeritageCriteria	cultural →
knownFor	Library of Celsus → Temple of Artemis → early Christian community → harbor city → large theatre →
locatedIn	Anatolia → Asia Minor →
locatedInPresentDay	Turkey →
locatedInRegion	Ionia →
locatedNear	Aegean Sea → Cayster River NERFINISHED →
locatedNearPresentDay	Selçuk →
mentionedIn	Acts of the Apostles → Epistle to the Ephesians → New Testament →
modernUse	archaeological research site → tourist attraction →
partOf	Byzantine Empire → Classical Greece → Roman Empire → Roman province of Asia → Seven Wonders of the Ancient World (via Temple of Artemis) →
peakPeriod	Hellenistic period → Roman Imperial period →
religiousSignificance	important early Christian center → major center of Artemis worship →
roleInChristianity	location of one of the Seven Churches of Asia → site of an early Christian community → site of the Council of Ephesus →
statusInRomanEmpire	capital of the Roman province of Asia →
UNESCOWorldHeritageInscriptionYear	2015 →
UNESCOWorldHeritageStatus	World Heritage Site →
visitedBy	John the Apostle → Paul the Apostle → Timothy →

Referenced by (30)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Council of Ephesus → Second Council of Ephesus → Third Ecumenical Council →	location
Apostle John → Saint John →	associatedPlace
Heraclitus → Saint Timothy →	deathPlace
Diocletian's price edict →	archaeologicalEvidenceFoundIn
Saint Timothy →	associatedWith
Heraclitus →	birthPlace
Ionian Greek →	centeredIn
Third Ecumenical Council →	city
Asia Minor →	containedCity
Anatolia →	containsAncientCity
Aegean Region →	containsArchaeologicalSite
Aegean Region →	containsUNESCOWorldHeritageSite
Nestorianism →	controversyLocation
Roman navy →	garrisonedAt
Johannine community ("Ephesus (hypothesized)") →	geographicalContext
Turkish Riviera ("Ephesus (nearby attraction)") →	hasAttraction
Classical Greece →	hasMajorCity
Ionia →	majorCity
Artemis →	majorSanctuary
Delian League →	member
Izmir →	nearAncientCity
Teos →	nearbyAncientCity
the Obscure →	refersToPersonFrom
First Epistle to Timothy →	settingTraditionallyAssociatedWith
Saint John →	traditionallyBelievedToHaveDiedIn
Apostle John →	traditionallyDiedIn