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🏛️ Ephesus-Magnesia

Archaeology & Antiquity Türkiye Asia

🏛️ Ephesus-Magnesia
Ancient Roman city on Turkey's Aegean coast


🕐 3 min read · Updated 4 May 2026 at 06:42

UNESCOUNESCO World Heritage Site

📌 Fast Facts
  • Location: Near Selçuk, Izmir Province, western Turkey
  • Peak period: 1st–2nd centuries CE
  • Theater capacity: 25,000 spectators
  • UNESCO inscription: 2015

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

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