To the angel of the church in Ephesus, write this: ‘The one who holds the seven stars in his right and walks in the midst of the seven gold lampstands says this: ” I know your works, your labor, and your endurance, and that you cannot tolerate the wicked; you...
Continue reading...Things to Learn Before Visiting Ephesus
Things to Learn Before Visiting Ephesus
Frescoes of Ephesus
Fresco is a technique of mural painting executed upon freshly laid or wet lime plaster. From prehistory to the current days, artistic developments reflect the societies in which they occur and their geographic locations. The history of fresco painting is closely related to, and a reflection of, the history of...
Continue reading...Kusadasi Town Nearby Ephesus
Kusadasi is the largest resort on Turkey’s Aegean Coast, used by cruise ships as the gateway to Ephesus. Beside the harbor, the walls of the tiny Old Town/Caravanserai encircle scores of shops, restaurants, and nightspots. Jutting into the bay is Pigeon Island, a charming islet topped by a small Genoese...
Continue reading...Ephesus Museum of Vienna
Since 1895, Austrian archaeologists have been excavating the ruins of Ephesus. Up to the year 1906, numerous recovered objects of high quality were removed to Vienna, objects which can be seen today at the Ephesus Museum, an annex to the Collection of Greek and Roman Antiquities. The highlights include the...
Continue reading...Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
Six of the seven wonders of the ancient world were described by Philon of Byzance in a manuscript entitled “Péri tôn hépta théamatôn” (About the seven wonders of the world). This manuscript including six layers only described six constructions. The seventh, the mausoleum of Halicarnassus, is only described in the...
Continue reading...Judaism in Ephesus
Capital of Ionia, Asia Minor, and later, under the Romans, capital of Asia Proconsularis. Many Jews lived in this large Greek city during the whole of the Hellenistic period. Josephus (“Contra Ap.” ii. 4) traces the granting of citizenship to the Jews of Ephesus and of entire Ionia back to...
Continue reading...Pamukkale Town Nearby Ephesus
This site is exceptional by vurtue of its superlative natural phenomena – warm, heavily mineralized water flowing from springs creating pools and terraces which are visually stunning. It is on this outstanding natural site that Hierapolis, an exceptional example of a Graeco-Roman thermal installation, was established. The Christian monuments of...
Continue reading...Izmir Town Nearby Ephesus
Izmir is the third biggest city in Turkey with a population of approximately 3 million people. It is also the second biggest port after Istanbul and a good transport hub. Formerly known as the ancient city of Smyrna, Izmir is now a modern, developed, and busy commercial centre, set around...
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Christianity in Ephesus
Early Christianity was significantly an urban movement. This might sound surprising if you’re used to thinking of Christians continuing the mode of Jesus, whose ministry happened largely (but not only) in rural Galilee. Yet, when we pay close attention to the facts of Christianity in the first century A.D., we...
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