Ephesus, located near the Aegean Sea, has a rich history that includes periods of Persian rule and being one of the cities of the Ionian League. Known for the famous Temple of Artemis, dedicated to ...

Near the town of Selcuk, about 50 km south from the modern port city of Izmir in Turkey, a single column is erected to mark the site of one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The Temple of ...

Archaeologists in Ephesus uncover a rare incense burner featuring the god Serapis, revealing ancient trade and religious ...

In 356 B.C.E., a man named Herostratus slipped into the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus, Turkey, and set fire to its wooden roof, reducing much of the giant structure—which the Greek writer and physicist ...

Ephesus is a must trip for travelers for severalreasons, the main onesto visit the house of the Virgin Mary,revisit the place where St. Paul began his third journey to Asia Minor, and seethe ruins of ...

History: The great Ionian city of Ephesus was chosen as the site for one of the largest and most complex temples built in ancient times. The Temple of Artemis (Diana) had a marble sanctuary and a tile ...

The temple of Artemis, also known as the Temple of Diana because the Romans liked to take the Greek Gods and just change their names for their own religion, AND also known as the Artemision which ...