Ephesus was an ancient Greek city on the coast of Ionia, in present day Selcuk in Izmir Province, Turkey. It was renowned for the nearby Temple of Artemis, completed around 550 BC as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, came under Roman Republic control in 129 BC and later became capital of the Roman province of Asia under Augustus, and was a major center of early Christianity where the apostle Paul lived for three years and which was named among the seven churches of the Book of Revelation.
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Area (sq km) Founding Year Latitude37.939722 degrees north 1 In the Other Atlases
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1. Ephesus (Wikidata)
P625 (coordinate location)
latitude 37.939722, longitude 27.348611
P2046 (area)
area 6.1476 sq km
- In Group: Cities of Western Asia (World), Wikipedia infobox, country field
View the Source2. Ephesus (Wikipedia)
Lead paragraph
It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of Apasa, a city-state that was also the capital of Arzawa, by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists.
Lead section
It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of Apasa, a city-state that was also the capital of Arzawa, by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists.
History section
Ephesus was founded as an Attic-Ionian colony in the 10th century BC on a hill (now known as the Ayasuluk Hill), three kilometers (1.9 miles) from the centre of ancient Ephesus (as attested by excavations at the Seljuk castle during the 1990s).
View the SourceWikidata: Ephesus
- Wikidata Q47611, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
- Wikidata Q47611 P571
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