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🏛️ Ephesos-Magnesia

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


🕐 3 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 07:26
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located near modern Selçuk in western Turkey, approximately 50 km south of Izmir
  • One of the largest and most influential cities of the Roman Empire in Asia Minor
  • Home to the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
  • Extensively excavated archaeological site with remains spanning Greek, Roman, and Byzantine periods

Ephesos was a major commercial and cultural hub of antiquity, serving as a critical port city along Mediterranean ...

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