🏛️ Ephesus-Sardis
Roman archaeological sites in western Anatolia
📌 Fast Facts
- Two major Roman cities in Lydia and Ionia provinces, located in present-day İzmir and Manisa provinces
- Ephesus designated UNESCO World Heritage Site (1995); Sardis recognized for its archaeological significance
- Ephesus contains the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
- Both sites show continuous occupation from Hellenistic through Byzantine periods
Ephesus and Sardis are two of the most extensively excavated Roman urban centers in Anatolia, located approximately 100 kilometers apart in western Turkey. Both cities functioned as provincial capitals and major commercial hubs during the Roman Imperial period. Their extensive ruins reveal urban planning, religious architecture, and domestic life across multiple centuries of Mediterranean civilization ...