The first establishment of the ancient city of Ephesus within the borders of Selçuk District dates back to BC. It goes back to 6000 years. During the researches and excavations carried out in recent years, the mounds (prehistoric hill settlements) around Ephesus and the settlements belonging to the Bronze Ages and Hittites on the Ayasuluk Hill, where the castle is located, were found. The name of the city was Apasas in the Hittite Period. B.C. The port city of Ephesus, where immigrants from Greece started to live in 1050 BC. It was moved around the Temple of Artemis in 560. Ephesus, which is visited today, was built by Lysimakhos, one of the generals of Alexander the Great, in BC. It was founded in 300 years. Ephesus, which lived its most glorious times in the Hellenistic and Roman periods, had a population of 200,000 as the capital of the Asian state and the largest port city. Ephesus was relocated again during the Byzantine Period and came to Ayasuluk Hill in Selçuk, where it was founded for the first time.
What is the most important feature of the ancient city of Ephesus?
Ephesus, which was the main gate between East and West, was an important port city. This location enabled Ephesus to develop as the most important political and commercial center of its age and to become the capital of the province of Asia in the Roman Period. Ephesus does not owe its importance in antiquity to this alone. The biggest temple of the Artemis cult, based on the ancient mother goddess (Kybele) tradition of Anatolia, is also located in Ephesus. The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus is considered one of the seven wonders of the world. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city located on the western coast of Anatolia, 3 km from today's Selçuk district, and later an important Roman city. It was one of the twelve cities of Ionia during the classical Greek period. Its foundation dates back to the Neolithic Age 6000 BC. The first establishment of the ancient city of Ephesus within the borders of Selçuk District of İzmir Province dates back to BC. It goes all the way back to the Neolithic Age, called the Neolithic Age, to 6000 BC. During the researches and excavations carried out in recent years, settlements belonging to the Bronze Ages and Hittites were found on the mounds (prehistoric hill settlements) around Ephesus and on the Ayasuluk Hill, where the castle is located. The name of the city was Apasas in the Hittites Period. B.C. The port city of Ephesus, where immigrants from Greece started to live in 1050 BC. It was moved around the Temple of Artemis in 560. Ephesus, which is visited today, was built by Lysimakhos, one of the generals of Alexander the Great, in BC. It was founded in 300 years. Ephesus, which lived its most glorious periods in the Hellenistic and Roman ages, had a population of 200,000 as the capital of the Asian state and the largest port city. Ephesus was relocated again in the Byzantine Era and came to Ayasuluk Hill in Selçuk, where it was founded for the first time. Ayasuluk, which was taken by the Turks in 1330 and the center of Aydınoğulları, started to shrink gradually since the 16th century, took the name Selçuk after the foundation of our Republic in 1923, and today it is a touristic place with a population of 30,000 people. Ephesus, one of the most important centers of the ancient world, BC. It has always played an important role in the fields of civilization, science, culture and art throughout its history dating back to the 4th millennium. Ephesus, which was the main gate between East and West (Asia and Europe), was an important port city. This location enabled Ephesus to develop as the most important political and commercial center of its age and to become the capital of the province of Asia in the Roman Period. However, Ephesus does not owe its importance in ancient times only to its development as a great trade center and its being a capital. The biggest temple of the Artemis cult, based on the ancient mother goddess (Kybele) tradition of Anatolia, is also located in Ephesus. This temple is considered one of the seven wonders of the world. Since Ephesus has been relocated many times throughout its history, its ruins are spread over a wide area. These ruins, which spread over an area of approximately 8 km², are the sections that have been excavated, restored and arranged and are open to visitors.
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