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🏛️ Ephesus-Magnesia

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🏛️ Ephesus-Magnesia
Ancient Roman city on the Aegean coast of Turkey


🕐 3 min read · Updated 4 May 2026 at 06:37

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Near Selçuk in İzmir Province, western Turkey
  • Peak period: 1st–3rd centuries CE under Roman rule
  • Theatre capacity: Approximately 25,000 spectators
  • UNESCO inscription: 2015

Ephesus-Magnesia is an ancient Roman city in western Turkey that served as a major provincial capital and commercial ...

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