Emperor Hadrian
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Emperor Hadrian, full name ”Caesar Traianus Hadrianus”, was born in 76 AD. He came from a Roman family who moved to Spain. His parents were from...
December 9, 2020
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Emperor Claudius
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute Tiberius Claudius Caesar Augustus Germanicus holds a special place in Roman history, being the first emperor of the Roman Empire to be born outside Italy. Claudius...
November 22, 2020
Emperor Diocletian
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes The Roman Empire had its greatest time before Emperor Diocletian came to power. Pax Romana, ”Peace of Rome”, beginning with Emperor Augustus was already over and...
November 20, 2020
Emperor Trajan
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute Emperor Trajan ruled the Roman Empire from the year 98 to 117. Trajan was born in Italica which is modern Spain’s Santiponce town. He became the...
November 7, 2020
Emperor Augustus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Emperor Augustus was originally born as Gaius Octavius but because of some Roman traditions which might sound strange to us, he gained many names next to...
November 6, 2020
Emperor Domitian
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Domitian, the Roman Emperor between 81 and 96, was remembered for peace and stability, but was also under the influence of fear and serious paranoia. Some...
October 20, 2020
Arcadian Road of Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Arcadian Street of Ephesus or Arcadian Road of Ephesus, which stretches from the theater to the port, connects the port gate to the center of Ephesus....
August 6, 2023
April 4, 2023
12 Commonly Asked Questions About Ephesus And Their Answers
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April 4, 2023
15 Questions And 15 Answers For Visitors To Ephesus
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April 4, 2023
25 things you can do when you visit Ephesus Ancient City
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Here are 25 things you can do when you visit Ephesus Ancient City;
January 2, 2023
Epictetus of Hierapolis
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Hierapolis is an ancient city in Turkey’s world-famous UNESCO world heritage site Pamukkale. Today I want to share some wisdom from the most famous philosopher born...
July 7, 2022
Manisa City of Princes
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Manisa is the ‘City of Princes’, where the sultans, who were the sons of the Ottoman emperor, spent their princely period. Manisa is an important historical...
February 12, 2022
Galen the Greatest Doctor of Antiquity
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Cassius Claudii Galenos or more commonly known as Galen was born in the year 130 in the City of Pergamon (Modern Bergama of today’s Turkey). His...
February 10, 2022
Sardis Ancient City
Estimated Reading Time: 10 minutes The ruins of the ancient city of Sardis, the capital of the Lydian Union, are in the Sart town of Salihli District in today’s Turkey. It...
February 9, 2022
Pergamon Ancient City
Estimated Reading Time: 12 minutes The city of Pergamon, protected by Zeus, the father of the gods, and protected by the goddess Athena, who represents reason and intelligence; The Pergamon Acropolis...
February 5, 2022
Basilica Cistern
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes History of Basilica Cistern Since Istanbul has always been the crown jewel of powerful states in all ages of history. Byzantine and Ottoman emperors had cisterns...
January 19, 2022
Sultanahmet Square
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Sultanahmet Square, which is among the most important squares of Istanbul, sheds light on how deep and rich the history of Istanbul is. Having hosted many...
January 11, 2022
Attractions Around Sultanahmet Square
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Sultanahmet Square remains to be one of the most visited spots in Turkey. Sultanahmet Square is situated in the center of the Historic Peninsula of Istanbul...
January 9, 2022
Turkish Tourism Of The Year 2021 in Numbers
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Tourism was one of the sectors that suffered the most in 2020 due to the global pandemic. With the measures taken and the acceleration of the...
January 6, 2022
Slavery in Anatolia During Antiquity
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes In the 5th and 4th centuries B.C., the Anatolian economy was in very good condition and was experiencing its golden age in almost every field. With...
December 27, 2021
Gaius Julius Caesar
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Julius Caesar was born in Rome in 102 BC. His mother was Aurelia Cotta and his father was Gaius Julius. It is claimed that Caesar took...
November 6, 2021
Roman Empire
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Et tu, Brute? (You too, Brutus?) Roman Emperor Caesar Founded in the 1st century B.C. under the leadership of Augustus, the Roman Empire ruled in the...
November 4, 2021
Backgammon Tradition in Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Backgammon, which was invented around 1400 years ago by Büzur Mehir who was the vizier of the Iranian shah Nevshiyan. Drawings on the backgammon represent units...
September 26, 2021
Ephesus: The Crossroad of Faiths
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Ephesus, where St. Paul’s preached the Gospel and spread Christianity, a city which was visited by the Egyptian Queen Cleopatra and the Roman Emperor Markus Antonius,...
August 23, 2021
Chronology of the Ottoman Empire; Important Events, Wars, Treaties and Sultans
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes From the beginning of the Ottoman Empire to the empire; I have compiled chronologically the important wars, treaties, political and cultural events of the 600-year period...
May 13, 2021
What Happened to Ancient Sculptures Noses?
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Probably many people have asked themselves this question before. What Happened to Ancient Sculptures Noses? If you have visited a museum before, you may have seen...
May 3, 2021
8 Stunning Archeological Structures from Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes I have previously published two lists featuring some great archeological structures from Turkey and received a great reaction from my visitors. I now publish the third...
April 30, 2021
Hierapolis Ancient City
Estimated Reading Time: 14 minutes History of Hierapolis Ancient City Hierapolis Ancient City was founded in the second century BC by the king of the Pergamon Empire, Eumenes the Second. According...
April 20, 2021
Another 8 Amazing Archeological Structures from Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Thanks for all the emails and comments you have sent me about the list of 8 unmissable archeological structures from Turkey. I decided to create another...
March 31, 2021
World’s Oldest Bridge in Use in Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes The Stone Bridge, which hosts 6 different civilizations in Adana and is known as the oldest bridge still in use in the world, stands with its...
March 12, 2021
8 Unmissable Archeological Attractions in Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes There are thousands of breathtaking attractions in Turkey when it comes to interests of archeology and history. I made a list for you featuring ”8 Unmissable...
February 28, 2021
The Cave of Seven Sleepers nearby Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes The Legend of the Seven Sleepers According to the legend told in different versions in different sources, seven Christian young boys who lived under the reign...
February 25, 2021
2000 Years of Old Water Use Regulations found in Laodicea
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes During the excavations carried out in the Ancient City of Laodicea nearby Hierapolis (Pamukkale), a fountain built in the name of Emperor Trajan and a marble...
February 23, 2021
How people used to shave?
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes How people used to shave? The shaver, which is in everyone’s home today, is actually a very new invention. If we go back a little, we...
January 13, 2021
10 Mysterious Facts About Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Sacred flame of the goddess Hestia was kept in the Prytaneion of Ephesus ancient city. The first archeological excavations in Ephesus started in 1863. The Grand...
December 25, 2020
Gladiators of the Ancient World
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Roots of Gladiators The early gladiators were criminals sentenced to death for their crimes. These people were taken to the arena or the theater for their...
December 23, 2020
Rufus the Doctor from Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Rufus the doctor was an Ephesian Greek who was born during the era of Emperor Trajan. Rufus was a follower of the famous physician Hippocrates and...
December 21, 2020
10 Fascinating Facts About Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Ephesus’ name comes from the word ‘Apis’, which means bee. There are two entrances of Ephesus known as the upper gate of Ephesus and the lower...
December 20, 2020
Hermione of Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Hermione of Ephesus was not born in ancient Ephesus city. We know this since she was known to arrive to Asia Minor then to Ephesus looking...
December 18, 2020
Mazeus and Mithridates Gate in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes The Mazeus and Mithridates Gate in Ephesus is dated to year 4 AD during the Emperor Augustus period thanks to its inscriptions with almost all of...
December 17, 2020
Maximus the Magician from Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute Maximus the Magician from Ephesus was the leading advisor and magician of Emperor Julian (331 – 363). Maximus was born to a wealth family in Ephesus...
December 14, 2020
10 Exciting Facts About Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes The famous term known as “herostratic fame” comes from the incident related to Herostratus who was the arsonist burned the temple of Artemis in Ephesus. World...
December 8, 2020
10 Intriguing Facts About Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes The Temple of Artemis in Ephesus was burned down by Herostratus on the same night when Alexander the Great was born. Ephesus of Asia Minor was...
December 2, 2020
Via Egnatia
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute Via Egnatia had the length of 1100 km (685 Miles). Ancient road Via Egnatia used to connect the capital of the Eastern Roman Empire Byzantium, later Constantinople...
November 18, 2020
Septimius Severus
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute Emperor Septimius Severus was born in Leptis Magna. Leptis Magna was once part of the Carthaginian Empire and then became a city of Roman Libya. Septimius...
November 14, 2020
The Biggest Earthquakes Happened in Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes Turkey, standing on some of the most major fault lines of the earth, has always been struck by earthquakes. Earthquakes are mostly caused by large elastic...
November 1, 2020
Basilica of Saint John Nearby Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Saint John came to Ephesus after he was given the work of spreading words of Christ to Anatolia. He spent several years in Ephesus performing many...
October 30, 2020
Synagogue in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Jewish Community of Ephesus It is a known fact that there was a massive local Jewish population in Asia Minor. Ephesus, being the largest city of...
October 26, 2020
Saint John the Evangelist in Asia Minor
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Saint John the Evangelist spent a significant amount of time in the land of Asia Minor what is called Anatolia or Turkey today. He performed several...
October 16, 2020
