#Ephesus
Its an world Heritage declared by UNESCO and is the Home to one of the seven Ancient Wonders of the World. The relics at Ephesus is stuffed with mysteries and facts from the 10th Century.
According to the legend, Ephesus (also called Ephesos) was founded by the tribe of the Amazons, great female warriors. The name of the city had derived from "Apasas", a city in the "Kingdom of Arzawa" meaning the "City of the Mother Goddess".
Facts :
Ephesus is one of the largest Roman archaeological sites and the best preserved classical city in the eastern Mediterranean.
Ephesus is considered as one of the greatest outdoor museums of Turkey.The Grand Theatre in Ephesus has seating capacity of 24000 and a high of 38 meters
The exterior facade of Celsus Library has 2 stories but the interior facade has 3 stories because of original architecture. There are four Statues in the Celsus Library
Our Virgin Mary lived her last years of her life in Turkey, here in a small cottage near Ephesus.The first Church dedicated to Virgin Mary is at Ephesus.
Apostle Paul lived in Ephesus.
Temple of Artemis, one of the seven ancient wonders, is at Ephesus. Artemis was the daughter of Leto and Zeus, and the twin of Apollo. She is the goddess of the wilderness, the wild animals, and fertility.
Ephesus was a centre of learning and the birthplace and the home of the great pre-socratic philosopher Heraclitus was born in Ephesus.
Ephesus is believed to be the city of the Seven Sleepers.
Mystery behind the Seven Sleepers is a legend of seven noble Christian bureaucrats named Maximillium, Jamblichos, Martin, John, Dionysios, Exakostodianos, and Antoninos. When Decius, a Pagan emperor came to Ephesus between 249 and 251 A.D. to enforce his laws against Christians, these seven noble men did not accept his commands, so they decided to give their property to the poor, and then went into a cave on Mount Anchilos to pray and prepare for their deaths. The youths fell asleep, and when the Roman soldiers found them in the cave, they were ordered by the emperor to seal the cave with large stones, thus trapping the youths in the cave.
Facts :
Ephesus is one of the largest Roman archaeological sites and the best preserved classical city in the eastern Mediterranean.
Ephesus is considered as one of the greatest outdoor museums of Turkey.The Grand Theatre in Ephesus has seating capacity of 24000 and a high of 38 meters
The exterior facade of Celsus Library has 2 stories but the interior facade has 3 stories because of original architecture. There are four Statues in the Celsus Library
- Sophia - Wisdom
- Arete - Virtue
- Ennoia - Intelligence
- Episteme - Knowledge
Our Virgin Mary lived her last years of her life in Turkey, here in a small cottage near Ephesus.The first Church dedicated to Virgin Mary is at Ephesus.
Apostle Paul lived in Ephesus.
Temple of Artemis, one of the seven ancient wonders, is at Ephesus. Artemis was the daughter of Leto and Zeus, and the twin of Apollo. She is the goddess of the wilderness, the wild animals, and fertility.
Ephesus was a centre of learning and the birthplace and the home of the great pre-socratic philosopher Heraclitus was born in Ephesus.
Ephesus is believed to be the city of the Seven Sleepers.
Mystery behind the Seven Sleepers is a legend of seven noble Christian bureaucrats named Maximillium, Jamblichos, Martin, John, Dionysios, Exakostodianos, and Antoninos. When Decius, a Pagan emperor came to Ephesus between 249 and 251 A.D. to enforce his laws against Christians, these seven noble men did not accept his commands, so they decided to give their property to the poor, and then went into a cave on Mount Anchilos to pray and prepare for their deaths. The youths fell asleep, and when the Roman soldiers found them in the cave, they were ordered by the emperor to seal the cave with large stones, thus trapping the youths in the cave.
About 180 years later, a wealthy landowner named Adolios decided to open the cave to use it as a cattle stall. When the youths woke up, they were hungry, so one of them set out to buy some bread. He was astonished to see churches in the city, as he thought that he had only been asleep for a day. When he tried to pay for bread using old gold coins from the reign of Decius, the bishop was summoned. The bishop then went with him to the cave, and was told their story.
Finally the sleepers then died praising God, and were declared saints.And thus the Cave of Grotto became famous as the "Seven Sleepers".
Ki Bhalo Article. Informative!
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