🏛️ Ephesos-Magnesia
Ancient Roman city and archaeological site in western Turkey
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- Located near Selçuk in İzmir Province, Turkey, approximately 3 km north of the more famous Ephesus
- Roman settlement dating from the 1st century CE, contemporaneous with the height of Ephesus
- Extensively excavated by Austrian archaeologists beginning in 1895
- Contains remains of a theatre, residential buildings, and administrative structures characteristic of Roman provincial towns
Ephesos-Magnesia is an ancient Roman settlement located in western Turkey's Aegean region, near the modern town of Selçuk. Established during the early Roman Imperial period, the site represents a secondary urban center that developed parallel to the more prominent city of Ephesus. Archaeological excavations have revealed a well-planned Roman town with infrastructure, domestic quarters, and public buildings that illuminate daily life in a provincial Anatolian city ...