🏛️ Ephesus
Ayasuluk Hill, Artemision and Medieval Settlement
📋 Fast Facts
- One of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World housed the Temple of Artemis
- Layered settlement spanning Greek, Roman, Byzantine, and Ottoman periods
- Located near Selçuk in western Turkey, Aegean coast region
- UNESCO World Heritage Site since 1987 for outstanding universal value
Ephesus is an ancient city in modern-day Turkey near the coast of the Aegean Sea that served as a major center of commerce, politics, and culture in antiquity. The site comprises multiple archaeological zones, principally Ayasuluk Hill, which contains stratified remains from the classical Greek and Roman periods through the medieval era. The integration of successive civilizations on the same location provides a unique record of urban and religious continuity across millennia in Anatolia ...