Hecate the Virtuous and the Sinful
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes You may have started to hear the name of Hecate when things such as spells and witchcraft are mentioned from time to time in today’s popular...
January 28, 2022
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Education and Literacy in Ancient Times
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Literacy goes back thousands of years, but the popularity of literacy in the world is a very new phase. Thanks to the Industrial Revolution, the cheapening...
January 22, 2022
Cats of Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Cats have been beloved companions of humans for thousands of years, and the ancient city of Ephesus in modern-day Turkey was no exception. The cats of...
January 20, 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
10 Ancient Philosophers of Anatolia
Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes Philosophy is the study of fundamental truths. For this purpose, philosophy opens up ways to deal with the views and concepts of daily life, science, art,...
December 29, 2021
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
Menorahs in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Menorah has many symbolic meanings. Its first meaning is to symbolize the “Perpetual Light”. After God created heaven and earth, he first said “Yehi ‘Or —...
December 22, 2021
Differences Between Greek and Roman Theaters
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Greek and Roman theaters are the most commonly seen ancient theaters in Anatolia. There are also some Greco-Roman theaters that are hybrids of these two styles....
November 9, 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
Nightingale Mountain
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute Nightingale Mountain is 12 km from Selcuk district. The importance of Nightingale Mountain in terms of archeology and religious history is that the ancient city of...
October 16, 2021
Panayır Mountain
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute Panayır Mountain, which is also known as Pion Mountaion, is one of the two mountains surrounding Ephesus Ancient City. Panayır Mountain gets its name from the...
October 14, 2021
Cruises Are Back to Kusadasi
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes UPDATE October 14, 2021 Today Viking Cruise made its 3rd visit to Kusadasi Cruise Port. News sources confirmed that several other cruise liners such as Norwegian,...
October 6, 2021
Nasreddin Hodja
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes A brief look at the life of Nasreddin Hodja, who was a Turkish satirist and he is thought to have lived in the 13th century, during...
September 13, 2021
Top 10 Reasons To Visit Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Ephesus is a UNESCO World Heritage Site Seeing a world heritage site is not an everyday adventure for many of us. Ephesus Ancient City and surrounding...
September 6, 2021
7 Best Places to Eat Ice Cream in Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Turkey is a destination which can be visited all year round but it might be more popular especially during summertime. Ice cream is a very popular...
August 30, 2021
Grotto of Apostle Paul in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutes Apostle Paul spent nearly 3 years in Ephesus. Several Biblical events took place during Apostle Paul’s time in Ephesus such as Burning of the Books on...
July 11, 2021
Phallus symbols and Priapus of Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Priapus, the god of gardens and vineyards, who might also be considered a fertility god, in Greek mythology. Priapus was the son of Dionysus and Aphrodite....
December 31, 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
Parrhasius of Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Evenor who was another painter from Ephesus was the father of Parrhasius. Parrhasius of Ephesus did not fall far from the three and became a painter himself...
December 12, 2020
Zenodotus of Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute Zenodotus of Ephesus was a native of Ephesus who was born in the 3rd century BC during the time when Ephesus was being ruled by Ptolemaic...
December 9, 2020
Roman Road in Tarsus
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute Tarsus was the capital city of the Roman province of Cilicia. Today some parts of this road on the north of Tarsus was unearthed and as...
November 27, 2020
Via Sebaste
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute Via Sebaste was built about 2000 years ago. The main function of “Via Sebaste”, which was built by Cornutus Agulia in the time of Augustus was...
October 23, 2020
Roman road in Cilicia
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute The Roman road in Cilicia is located in Mersin city of modern Turkey. We believe Roman Province of Cappadocia was connected to the Roman Province of...
October 22, 2020
Roman Roads in Asia Minor
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes First Roman roads started to be built with the beginning of the Roman Republic. Roads were built and maintained during the Roman Empire era too. 372...
October 20, 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
Roman Road in Ankara
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute Roman Road in Ankara was discovered in 1995 during excavations in the Turkish capital city of Ankara. Greater excavations were made in 2007 and some surprising...
October 19, 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
Important Christian People of Anatolia
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Land called Asia Minor as mentioned in the Holy Bible or known as Turkey today played a predominant role in early Christianity. Christian martyrs and saints...
October 14, 2020
Cities Visited by Apostle Paul in Asia Minor
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes Even though Paul started his life as a Jewish-born man of Tarsus and turned into a Christian hunter in his adulthood, he was confronted by Jesus,...
October 2, 2020
Amazing Photo of Ephesus from 1895
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute A recent discovery of a photo taken by an Austrian traveler sparked joy in Ephesus community. An Austrian traveler visited Ephesus ruins in the year 1895....
September 26, 2020
Ancient Arias in Ephesus Odeon
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes An amazing night featuring Ancient Arias in Ephesus Odeon was organized on 18th of September 2020. Concert’s host was the state opera house of Izmir and...
September 20, 2020
Amazing Illustration of Ancient Ephesus Port
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute This amazing illustration shows us how Ephesus Port looked like during the golden era of Ephesus, Turkey. Silting and land slides filled the Ephesus Port with...
August 22, 2020
Odeon of Ephesus Ancient City
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Ephesus hosts a big variety of buildings and many of them are still perfectly standing. Some of them are in their original form and some are...
August 8, 2020
Gaius Laecanius Bassus of Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute Gaius Laecanius Bassus of Ephesus was Roman senator served as a consul in the year 64 and he was the governor of Asia between 80 –...
August 6, 2020
Gaius Laecanius Bassus Fountain in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes According to this fountain’s inscription, Gaius Laecanius Bassus, from the governors of the Province of Asia ordered the contruction of Gaius Laecanius Bassus Fountain in Ephesus....
August 3, 2020
Milestones in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Like today’s mileage signs, milestones in Ephesus were erected on roads and used to show the distance between cities in the ancient times. Milestones made of...
July 18, 2020
12 Insects Seen Around Ephesus Ancient City
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes Ephesus Ancient is located in the Aegean Region of modern Turkey. West coast of Turkey is one of the most fertile and water-rich parts of the...
May 23, 2020
Recommended Books about Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes I have spent more than ten years studying and guiding around Ephesus Ancient City and the surrounding attractions. I have been trying to create a wide...
May 11, 2020
Heraclitus and Ephesian School
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Ephesus hosted some of the best and most well-known philosophers of ancient times such as Hipponax and Heraclitus. Also, one of the most important philosophical schools...
May 5, 2020
Make a Wish at the Virgin Mary’s House
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes My Personal Feelings About the Wall Many things have been told and speculated about the house of Virgin Mary nearby Ephesus ancient city in Selcuk, Turkey....
April 23, 2020
15 Interesting Facts about Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Ephesus tours are among the most fun tours you can have. Ephesus wasn’t just the second biggest city of the Roman Empire but also it was...
April 20, 2020
10 Amazing Places to Visit in Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 5 minutes Turkey offers a great variety of unique attractions for visitors. I created a list of 10 Amazing Places to Visit in Turkey which can give you...
April 7, 2020
Tetragonos Agora in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutes Tetragonos Agora in Ephesus – Commercial Market in Ephesus Tetragonos Agora in Ephesus was the place where commercial facilities and goods were located. Tetragonos Agora can...
April 5, 2020
Temple of Artemis in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes The Temple of Artemis is one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. Another name of the Temple of Artemis in Ephesus is the Temple of Diana. The Temple of Artemis has been used as a religious place, where it has been visited by kings, artists, merchants, and tourists for centuries, offering their beliefs to the goddess.
March 13, 2020
Library of Celsus in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 6 minutes The Library of Celsus in Ephesus was a magnificent ancient Roman building that served as a library, mausoleum, and tomb for the Roman senator Tiberius Julius...
March 12, 2020
Guide to the Temple of Hadrian in Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 4 minutes The Temple of Hadrian, located in the middle of the ancient city of Ephesus, was built to honor the Emperor of Rome Hadrianus. It was built...
March 12, 2020
Olive Oil in Turkey
Estimated Reading Time: 16 minutes History Olive Oil The oldest historically discovered data on olive trees dates back to about 40 thousand BC. In the archaeological studies carried out on the...
March 10, 2020
Ephesus Grand Theater
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Ephesus Grand Theater is probably the second most famous artifact in Ephesus, Turkey, fallowing the library of Celsus. Grand theater has a capacity of twenty-four thousand...
March 7, 2020
Hire Professional Licensed Turkish Tour Guide for Ephesus Tour
Estimated Reading Time: 3 minutes Ladies and gentlemen, and curious travelers of all ages! Welcome to Ephesus, where the whispers of ancient civilizations such as the Roman Empire and Hellenistic city-states...
March 6, 2020
Ephesus Ancient City
Estimated Reading Time: 9 minutes I consider myself lucky since I live near Ephesus Ancient City and I grew up in these ruins. Frankly to tell the truth we ”the modern...
March 3, 2020
