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🏛️ Ephesos-Magnesia

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


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 07:41
📋 Fast Facts
  • Located near modern Selçuk in İzmir Province, western Turkey
  • Once one of the largest and most important cities of the Roman Empire
  • Home to the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
  • Designated a UNESCO World Heritage Site in 2015

Ephesos was a major Hellenistic and Roman port city on the coast of Ionia (modern-day Turkey), serving as ...

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