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🏛️ Ephesos-Magnesia

Archaeology - Ancient Rome Türkiye Asia

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


🕐 2 min read · Updated 1 Apr 2026 at 07:21
📌 Fast Facts
  • Located near modern Selçuk in western Turkey
  • Major port and trade hub during Hellenistic and Roman periods
  • Home to the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World
  • Abandoned around the 15th century as the harbor silted up

Ephesos (also spelled Ephesus) was one of the largest and most influential cities of the ancient Mediterranean world ...

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