🏛️ Ephesos-Magnesia
Ancient Roman city on the Aegean coast of Turkey
📋 Fast Facts
- Located in western Turkey near the modern town of Selçuk
- One of the largest and most important cities of Roman Asia Minor
- Home to the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- Declined after the silting of its harbor and the rise of Constantinople
Ephesos was a major Hellenistic and Roman port city situated on the coast of Asia Minor, in present-day Turkey. Founded by Greek colonists in the 10th century BCE, it became one of the wealthiest and most influential cities of the ancient Mediterranean world. The site preserves extensive ruins spanning multiple periods of occupation and development ...