Ephesus

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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.


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


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