The menorah became employed as a Jewish symbol sometime in the 3rd century, so far three have been found in ancient Ephesus which had a flourishing Jewish community. Once considered the official ...

Ephesus, one of the world’s best-preserved ancient cities, offers travelers a breathtaking journey through Roman history. From the Library of Celsus to the Great Theatre, every marble street tells a ...

The 2026 educational exhibition of the Educational Institution: "Hellenism of Anatolia, from the Aegean Sea to Pontos" shines ...

Ephesus, one of the best-preserved ancient cities in the Mediterranean, immerses travelers in the grandeur of Rome. From the ornate Library of Celsus to the vast Great Theatre, its marble streets and ...

Over the centuries, a succession of empires—Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine and, finally, Ottoman—ruled over the city of Ephesus. Yet no matter how many times it changed hands, the city remained one ...

Greek philosopher Heraclitus of Ephesus once said, "You can never step into the same river; for new waters are always flowing for you." So it was with my quest to visit the ancient city of Ephesus, ...

My summer was full of ruin. Well, ruins, that is. After writing about Pompeii two weeks ago, let me now introduce you to a little ancient gem called Ephesus. Better known as Efes in Turkey, Ephesus is ...

If anything exists that could possibly upstage the pleasure of a pilgrimage to Ephesus, the most extensively and miraculously intact ruins of any ancient city in Europe, it's that most imperious of ...