Efesos turkiet karta
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Efesos
Den antika staden Efesos (latin: Ephesus; grekiska: Ἔφεσος; turkiska: Efes) är en arkeologisk plats i Turkiet cirka 70 km söder om Izmir nära turistorten Kuşadası och berget Mykale.
Det moderna Efesos är en vallfärdsort för framför allt turister, vilka i första hand besöker de antika, arkeologiska ruinerna efter teatern och biblioteket.
Historia
[redigera | redigera wikitext]Efesos var under antiken en viktig hamnstad på Mindre Asiens västkust med omkring invånare. Staden hade god åkermark[1] och blev det joniskaGreklands ekonomiska centrum och senare en av det romerska imperiets viktigaste metropoler. I staden fanns bland annat ett av världens sju underverk, Artemistemplet. Enligt kristna legender ska jungfru Maria, Jesu moder, ha dött i Efesos dit hon tagit sig tillsammans med aposteln Johannes efter korsfästelsen.
Efesos under antiken
[redigera | redigera wikitext]Under antiken var Efesos en stad som låg vid floden Kaystros mynning (nuvarande Küçük Menderes), men återfinns idag ungefär 10 kilometer från kusten, vid dagens Selçuk. Enligt antika legender grundades staden av kung Androklos från Aten, men idag tror man att staden var en g
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Ephesus (Turkish: Efes) is a UNESCO World Heritage Site with magnificent Roman ruins. It's in the huvud Aegean område of Turkey 4 km west of Selçuk and 19 km northeast of the beach resort of Kuşadası.
This page only describes features within the ticketted area of Ephesus or right bygd its gates. That city began on the site of present-day Selçuk, where the museum holds antiquities found here. The Selçuk page also describes outlying sites such as the House of the Virgin Mary.
Understand
[edit]The city of Ephesus can be traced back to the 10th century BC, and human settlement here fryst vatten thousands of years older than that. The river was navigable from the sea, and a trading port grew up at Selçuk 4 km east, which may have relocated from time to time as the river meandered in its lower course. Its flodmynning was a stinking midden-cum-malarial swamp, so from about BC the city migrated west to its present site. From BC the new långnovell regional superpower took over: they began by looting the place but stayed to embellish it, and most of what you see nowadays is their work from BC to AD.
The place was wrecked by the Goths in AD but rebuilt, and continued to prosper in the Byzantine
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Your Guide to Visiting the Ancient City of Ephesus in Turkey (+ Map & Travel Tips!)
A day in Ephesus Turkey — Everything you need to know about visiting the best-preserved Roman city in the Mediterranean region.
Read on to discover the interesting history to this ancient city, how to get to here, things to do and what to see, as well as tips for making the most of a visit to Ephesus.
Reading time: 8 minutes
Alexander the Great was here, so was Marcus Antonius and St. John too. Cleopatra and the Virgin Mary once walked its streets.
So should you.
Why you might ask.
Name-dropping you might say.
Not-at-all
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Why Travel to Ephesus
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Ephesus (also spelled Efes, Ephesos or Ephessos) was the capital of the Roman province of Asia Minor and second only to Rome in the empire in magnitude, affluence and decadence, with an estimated population of ,
An archeological site the likes of Pompeii, this ageless region was once one of the greatest commercial seaports of the ancient world.
Founded in 10th century BC and selected as a world heritage site in , the ancient city of Ephesus is a remarkable, multifaceted and well-reco