Estimated Reading Time: 7 minutesPolycrates of Ephesus was the bishop of Ephesus in the late second century AD and one of the most important Christian leaders of Asia Minor of his day. He is remembered above all for a single bold act: when the bishop of Rome tried to force every church to celebrate Easter on a Sunday, Polycrates wrote a fearless letter defending the ancient tradition of Asia — a tradition he traced all the way back to the apostles John and Philip, who lay buried in his own region. His stand is one of the most revealing episodes in the early history of the Church.
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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 […]
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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. […]
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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 […]
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