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Ephesus was one one of the great cities of the Ionian Greeks in Asia Minor, located in Lydia where the Cayster river flows into the Aegean Sea (in modern day Turkey). It was founded by colonists principally from Athens. The ruins of Ephesus are a major tourist attraction, especially to people that travel Turkey by cruise, via the port of Kusadasi.1 Ancient Ephesus
Ephesus is believed by many to be the Apasa (or Abasa) mentioned in Hittite sources as the capital of the kingdom of Arzawa. Mycenaean pottery has been found in excavations at the site. The many-breasted "Lady of Ephesus", identified by Greeks with Artemis, was venerated in the largest building of the ancient world, according to Pausanias (4.31.8), one of the Seven Wonders of the World, of which scarcely a trace remains (illustration, left).
2 Roman Ephesus
Beginning in the Roman Republic, Ephesus was the capital of proconsular Asia, which covered the western part of Asia Minor. The city bore the title of "the first and greatest metropolis of Asia." It was distinguished for the Temple of Artemis ( DianaDiana can refer to: The Roman goddess Diana who was a counterpart of the Greek goddess Artemis; see: Diana (goddess) Diana, Princess of Wales . 78 Diana is an asteroid. Diana (Sailor Moon a fictional character in the Japanese anime Sailor Moon''.), who had her chief shrine there, for its library, and for its theatre, which was the largest in the world, capable of holding 50,000 spectators. It was, like all ancient theatres, open to the sky. Here were exhibited the fights of wild beasts and of men with beasts.
Ephesus is mentioned in the New TestamentThe New Testament sometimes called the Greek Scriptures is the name given to the part of the Christian Bible that was written after the birth of Jesus Christ. The term is a translation of the Latin Novum Testamentum which translates the Greek Η &Kappa. The Epistle to Ephesians is a letter written by PaulPaul of Tarsus (originally Saul of Tarsus or Saint Paul the Apostle (c. 66) is considered by many Christians to be the most important disciple of Jesus, and next to Jesus the most important figure in the development of Christianity. Paul is recognized by to the ChristianChristian cross and its many variations are widely recognized as an ancient Christian symbol. Christianity is an Abrahamic religion based on the life and teachings of Jesus of Nazareth as described in the New Testament. Although Christians generally charas at Ephesus. The Council of EphesusThe Council of Ephesus was held in Ephesus, Asia Minor in 431 under Emperor Theodosius II, grandson of Theodosius the Great. Approximately 200 Bishops were present, though procedings began in haste before the arrival of the bishops from the west. The proc that condemned NestoriusNestorius (c. 451) was Patriarch of Constantinople ( April 10, 428 June 22, 431). He received his clerical training as a pupil of Theodore of Mopsuestia in Antioch and gained a reputation for his sermons that led to his enthronement by Theodosius II as Pa was held in 431 under Emperor Theodosius IITheodosius II ( April, 401 July 28, 450 ). The eldest son of Eudoxia and Arcadius who at the age of 7 became the Roman Emperor of the East. He was heavily influenced by his eldest sister Pulcheria who pushed him towards orthodox Christianity. Pulcheria wa.
According to one legend, the Virgin Mary settled in Ephesus after the crucifixion. A house about 7km from Selcuk, lying just outside Ephesus, is said to have been the last home of the Virgin Mary and is a place of pilgrimage; this structure dates to the 7th century and presumably is built on the site of the house where she lived.
There is also a letter written by Ignatius of Antioch to the Ephesians in the early 2nd century AD.
