Heracleides the Sculptor from Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteHeracleides the Sculptor from Ephesus left the world known statue of Ares which is shown today in the Louvre Museum in Paris. The names of Heracleides...
January 16, 2021
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Xenophon of Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute”The Ephesian Tale of Anthia and Habrocomes” which was one of the most famous books of the ancient times. It was written by Xenophon of Ephesus....
December 27, 2020
10 Mysterious Facts About Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesSacred 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
10 Fascinating Facts About Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesEphesus’ 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
Polycrates of Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minute Polycrates of Ephesus was one of the earliest bishops of Ephesus. He served to Christian Ephesians between 130 and 196. He personally knew Polycarp of...
December 17, 2020
Poem Called Works by Menecrates of Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteMenecrates of Ephesus was a famous poet from Ephesus. He studied the well known poem of Hesiod called ”Works and days” and improved it. He added...
December 16, 2020
10 Unknown Facts About Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesEphesus was renamed as Arsineia for a short while by Lysimachus who was a general of Alexander the Great. The City was named Ephesus again after...
December 15, 2020
Dinocrates the Architect of the second Artemis Temple
Estimated Reading Time: < 1 minuteDinocrates the Architect of the second Artemis Temple was born on the island of Rhodes in the fourth century BC. He became an architect and later...
December 9, 2020
10 Exciting Facts About Ephesus
Estimated Reading Time: 2 minutesThe 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 minutesThe 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
