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i think you must see Izmir. THE TEMPLE OF ARTEMİS:Measuring 125 by 60 mt. the Temple of Artemis is counted as one of the seven wonders of the world. The ancient author Pliny writes that the temple was destroyed and rebuilt seven times. The worship of Artemis is a continuation of the worship of the Anatolian mother goddess Kybele. The Lydian king Croesus donated columns carved with reliefs to the temple. One version of the temple was set on fire in 356 B.C. by a certain Herostratus, who wanted to make a name for himself in history
THE HOUSE OF VIRGIN MARY: This is situated at the peak of Bülbül Mountain, 9 kilometers from Selçuk. According to the legend, St. John came to Ephesus with Virgin Mary four or six years after the crucifixion of Jesus. Following the visions of a German nun. Catherina Emmerich, a group of Lazarist priests discovered a house, which is believed to be the palace where Virgin Mary spent her last days, in 1891. This discovery attracted the attention of the entire Christian world. The cruciform building topped with a dome was restored in modern times. The house received visits from Pope Paul VI in 1967 and Pope John Paul II in 1979, which strengthened the belief that Virgin Mary lived and died in Ephesus. This site has become a frequent destination for pilgrims, since the image of Virgin Mary is venerated not only by Chiristians but also by Muslims. A special mass as held each 15 August, which attracts numerous visitors
ŞİRİNCE: This small town lies 8 kilometers east of Selçuk and surrounded by natural and historical beauty with grapevine, olive groves and peach orchards on all sides. The earlier name of the town was “Ephesus on the hilltop”. It was founded by Aydınoğulları (Aydın Emirates). The church and the monastery are worthseeing as the samples of the traditional Anatolian architecture of the houses. Sirince is a lovely village with its network of streets, traditional two-story houses, hardworking and hospitable citizens, and special homemade wine
APASAS-EPHESUS-SELÇUK: Ephesus, one of the most famous cities in antiquity, was founded on the harbour where the Küçük Menderes (Kaistros) River flows into the sea. Selçuk was to be an important city because of its fertile fields well-suited to agriculture, because of its location at the center of an important commercial crosroads with connections to the East, and because it was a significant religious center both in the polytheist period and the Chiristian era. Many famous historical figures lived in Ephesus, such as Artemidorus, who wrote an important work on the interpretation of dreams; poets such as Kallinos and Hipponax; the physicians Soranus and Rufus; the philosopher Heracleitus the painter Parrhesius and the grammarian Zenodotos. The artifacts recently found at the huyuks (mounds)at Arvalya and Çukuriçi demonstrate that the history of Ephesus dates back to 6000 B.C. the Chalcolithic Period. Excavations at the Ayasuluk Hill brought to light a settlement from the Early Bronze Age. Thus ancient Ephesus was first located on the Ayasuluk Hill. It was first settled by the Hittite and Anatolien tribes, Ephesus was mentioned in Hittite cuneiform tablets under the name of Apassas. The ancient geographers Strabo and Pausanias, the poet Kallinos, and the historian Herodotus claim that Ephesus was founded by Amazons, and that the native tribes of the area were the Carians and the Lelegians. Like colonists else where in the Mediterranean basin, Androklos and his men arrived in Anatolia around 1050 B.C. and settled in Ephesus and its vicinity. Destroying the Temple of Artemis, the Cimmerians attacked this colony in the seventh century B.C. in 560 B.C., under the sovereignty of Lydia, the Ephesians began to inhabit the area around the Temple of Artemis. The ancient city of Ephesus whose ruins are visible today was established by Lysimachos, one of the generals of Alexander the great, in 300 B.C. The city of Ephesus moved back to the Ayasuluk Hill, where had been its earliest settlement, during the Byzantine period. The Turks conquered the city in 1304 and it became there after a part a of the Ottoman territories. The city name of Ayasuluk was changed to Selçuk in 1914 for a period after the War of Turkish independence. The city was called Akıncılar. In 1957, Selçuk became a city with in the province of İzmir
CELCUS LIBRARY:
This library is one of the most beautiful structures in Ephesus. It was built in 117 A.D. It was a monumental tomb for Gaius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, the governor of the province of Asia; from his son Galius Julius Aquila. The grave of Celsus was beneath the ground floor, across the entrance and there was a statue of Athena over it. Because Athena was the goddess of the wisdom.
The scrolls of the manuscripts were kept in cupboards in niches on the walls. There were double walls behind the bookcases to prevent the them from the extremes of temperature and humidity. The capacity of the library was more than 12,000 scrolls. It was the third richest library in ancient times after the Alexandra and Pergamum.
The facade of the library has two-stories, with Corinthian style columns on the ground floor and three entrances to the building. There is three windows openings in the upper story. They used an optical trick that the columns at the sides of the facade are shorter than those at the center, giving the illusion of the building being greater in size.
The statues in the niches of the columns today are the copies of the originals. The statues symbolize wisdom (Sophia), knowledge (Episteme), intelligence (Ennoia) and valor (Arete). These are the virtues of Celsus. The library was restored with the aid of the Austrian Archaeological Institute and the originals of the statues were taken to Ephesus Museum in Vienna in 1910.
There was an auditorium ,which was for lectures or presentations between the library and the Marble Road, was built during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian
THE HOUSE OF VIRGIN MARY: This is situated at the peak of Bülbül Mountain, 9 kilometers from Selçuk. According to the legend, St. John came to Ephesus with Virgin Mary four or six years after the crucifixion of Jesus. Following the visions of a German nun. Catherina Emmerich, a group of Lazarist priests discovered a house, which is believed to be the palace where Virgin Mary spent her last days, in 1891. This discovery attracted the attention of the entire Christian world. The cruciform building topped with a dome was restored in modern times. The house received visits from Pope Paul VI in 1967 and Pope John Paul II in 1979, which strengthened the belief that Virgin Mary lived and died in Ephesus. This site has become a frequent destination for pilgrims, since the image of Virgin Mary is venerated not only by Chiristians but also by Muslims. A special mass as held each 15 August, which attracts numerous visitors
ŞİRİNCE: This small town lies 8 kilometers east of Selçuk and surrounded by natural and historical beauty with grapevine, olive groves and peach orchards on all sides. The earlier name of the town was “Ephesus on the hilltop”. It was founded by Aydınoğulları (Aydın Emirates). The church and the monastery are worthseeing as the samples of the traditional Anatolian architecture of the houses. Sirince is a lovely village with its network of streets, traditional two-story houses, hardworking and hospitable citizens, and special homemade wine
APASAS-EPHESUS-SELÇUK: Ephesus, one of the most famous cities in antiquity, was founded on the harbour where the Küçük Menderes (Kaistros) River flows into the sea. Selçuk was to be an important city because of its fertile fields well-suited to agriculture, because of its location at the center of an important commercial crosroads with connections to the East, and because it was a significant religious center both in the polytheist period and the Chiristian era. Many famous historical figures lived in Ephesus, such as Artemidorus, who wrote an important work on the interpretation of dreams; poets such as Kallinos and Hipponax; the physicians Soranus and Rufus; the philosopher Heracleitus the painter Parrhesius and the grammarian Zenodotos. The artifacts recently found at the huyuks (mounds)at Arvalya and Çukuriçi demonstrate that the history of Ephesus dates back to 6000 B.C. the Chalcolithic Period. Excavations at the Ayasuluk Hill brought to light a settlement from the Early Bronze Age. Thus ancient Ephesus was first located on the Ayasuluk Hill. It was first settled by the Hittite and Anatolien tribes, Ephesus was mentioned in Hittite cuneiform tablets under the name of Apassas. The ancient geographers Strabo and Pausanias, the poet Kallinos, and the historian Herodotus claim that Ephesus was founded by Amazons, and that the native tribes of the area were the Carians and the Lelegians. Like colonists else where in the Mediterranean basin, Androklos and his men arrived in Anatolia around 1050 B.C. and settled in Ephesus and its vicinity. Destroying the Temple of Artemis, the Cimmerians attacked this colony in the seventh century B.C. in 560 B.C., under the sovereignty of Lydia, the Ephesians began to inhabit the area around the Temple of Artemis. The ancient city of Ephesus whose ruins are visible today was established by Lysimachos, one of the generals of Alexander the great, in 300 B.C. The city of Ephesus moved back to the Ayasuluk Hill, where had been its earliest settlement, during the Byzantine period. The Turks conquered the city in 1304 and it became there after a part a of the Ottoman territories. The city name of Ayasuluk was changed to Selçuk in 1914 for a period after the War of Turkish independence. The city was called Akıncılar. In 1957, Selçuk became a city with in the province of İzmir
CELCUS LIBRARY:
This library is one of the most beautiful structures in Ephesus. It was built in 117 A.D. It was a monumental tomb for Gaius Julius Celsus Polemaeanus, the governor of the province of Asia; from his son Galius Julius Aquila. The grave of Celsus was beneath the ground floor, across the entrance and there was a statue of Athena over it. Because Athena was the goddess of the wisdom.
The scrolls of the manuscripts were kept in cupboards in niches on the walls. There were double walls behind the bookcases to prevent the them from the extremes of temperature and humidity. The capacity of the library was more than 12,000 scrolls. It was the third richest library in ancient times after the Alexandra and Pergamum.
The facade of the library has two-stories, with Corinthian style columns on the ground floor and three entrances to the building. There is three windows openings in the upper story. They used an optical trick that the columns at the sides of the facade are shorter than those at the center, giving the illusion of the building being greater in size.
The statues in the niches of the columns today are the copies of the originals. The statues symbolize wisdom (Sophia), knowledge (Episteme), intelligence (Ennoia) and valor (Arete). These are the virtues of Celsus. The library was restored with the aid of the Austrian Archaeological Institute and the originals of the statues were taken to Ephesus Museum in Vienna in 1910.
There was an auditorium ,which was for lectures or presentations between the library and the Marble Road, was built during the reign of the Emperor Hadrian
Ephesus is amazing. One of the best trips I've taken
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