Ephesus (Turkey): One of the most important cities in Greece in the early classical period, it is a rich and exquisite marine civilization and trade city. Ephesus is an Ionian Greek city in ancient Anatolia, which was founded by Athenian colonists in 10 century BC. The city is located in Ionia, where the Kist estuary flows to AegeanSea, and it is also part of the Panionia Union.

Ephesus (also known as Ephesus) was founded by Athenian colonists in 10 century BC. The place names that appeared in the New Testament are one of the most intact ancient cities in the world and the largest ancient Greek and Roman city in the world at present. It was once one of the five largest cities in the Roman Empire and flourished in ancient Greece and Rome. As early as 5000 BC, there were signs of human activities here, but it was not until the Greeks stepped onto the historical stage that prosperity came here. According to archaeological findings, the Athenian colonists began to build the city of Ephesus in the 10 century BC. By 334 BC, Alexander the Great incorporated Ephesus into the territory of the Greek Empire.

Ephesus is located at the mouth of Ba inder River near the Aegean coast, less than 1 km from the estuary. With its convenient maritime trade, it quickly developed into the most prosperous city in the Mediterranean region, and for a long time, it was the second largest city in the ancient Roman Empire after Rome. Ephesus is often called Pompeii of Turkey by westerners. In its heyday, water pipes and sewage pipes were installed under the marble slabs, and 50 street lamps were hung on the pillars for lighting. This should be the oldest street lamp in the world. There are many shops on both sides, and you can still see the wheel tracks on the ground that have been crushed by carriages. It is famous for the themis Temple (the first temple of the goddess Di Anna), libraries and markets. However, after hundreds of years of geomorphic changes, its estuary was gradually filled with silt, and the maritime trade on which Ephesus depended came to an end. In addition, frequent earthquakes along the Mediterranean coast made it inevitable that Ephesus was abandoned. The city that appeared in the New Testament eventually became a marble ruin.