The ancient Greek city of Ephesus was famous for the Temple of Artemis which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Due to its strategic location on the Aegean, it was once the most important commercial trading centre of the ancient world.
Ephesus was an important religious centre for early Christianity. The city attracted Christian settlers, including St. Paul who lived in Ephesus for three years in 50 AD. There is a tradition that after Jesus was crucified, St. John brought Mary here to live on MT. Koressos. John wrote his gospel in Ephesus.
Ephesus was at its peak during the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. It was a major Roman city second in size and importance only to Rome. The harbour began to silt up and despite efforts to save it malarial swamps developed and the seaport was eventually lost. In 263 AD, Germanic Goths sacked Ephesus, marking the decline of ancient Ephesus as well as the Roman empire.
The ancient Greek city of Ephesus was famous for the Temple of Artemis which was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Due to its strategic location on the Aegean, it was once the most important commercial trading centre of the ancient world.
Ephesus was an important religious centre for early Christianity. The city attracted Christian settlers, including St. Paul who lived in Ephesus for three years in 50 AD. There is a tradition that after Jesus was crucified, St. John brought Mary here to live on MT. Koressos. John wrote his gospel in Ephesus.
Ephesus was at its peak during the 1st and 2nd centuries AD. It was a major Roman city second in size and importance only to Rome. The harbour began to silt up and despite efforts to save it malarial swamps developed and the seaport was eventually lost. In 263 AD, Germanic Goths sacked Ephesus, marking the decline of ancient Ephesus as well as the Roman empire.R&R Travel Photography