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🏛️ Ephesus-Magnesia

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🏛️ Ephesus-Magnesia
Ancient Roman city ruins in western Turkey


🕐 3 min read · Updated 4 May 2026 at 06:38

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Near Selçuk in İzmir Province, western Turkey
  • Founded: circa 10th century BCE by Ionian Greeks
  • Peak prominence: Roman province of Asia, 1st–3rd centuries CE
  • UNESCO inscription: 2015

Ephesus-Magnesia is an ancient Roman city in western Turkey that served as one of the empire's most prosperous ...

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