Ephesus Ancient City
The great city of Acts 19 — theater, library, agora and marble avenues, all walkable today.
The holy places
Biblical Sites of Ephesus
From the theater where a city chanted against Paul to the hillside house tradition gives to Mary — every holy place in the valley, told honestly and in full.
Inside the ancient city
Within the walls of Ephesus
The monuments of the marble city itself — each one connected to its chapter and verse.
Grand Theater of Ephesus
The vast theater where the riot of Acts 19 roared "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
Library of Celsus
The iconic two-story facade — a library of up to 12,000 scrolls built over its founder's tomb.
Terrace Houses of Ephesus
Frescoed Roman mansions with mosaics and central heating — the domestic world of the first Christians.
Synagogue of Ephesus
Where Paul reasoned for three months — the evidence for the Jewish community of Ephesus.
Hall of Tyrannus
Paul's daily lecture hall for two years — "so that all they in Asia heard the word of the Lord."
Christian Symbols in the Agora
The ichthys wheel and carved crosses — the sign-language of the first Christians, still in the pavement.
Church of Mary (Double Church)
The council church of 431, where Mary was proclaimed Theotokos — the first church dedicated to her.
Grotto of Saint Paul
The mountainside cave-church with one of the oldest known portraits of the Apostle Paul.
Grave of Saint Luke
The circular monument long called the tomb of Luke the Evangelist — evidence and honest debate.
Baths of Scholastica
The central baths rebuilt by Scholastica, a Christian benefactress — her statue still sits at the door.
The wider valley
Around Ephesus & Selcuk
The holy mountain, the Evangelist's hill, the fallen Wonder and the villages and ports that carry the story onward.
House of Virgin Mary
The mountain house venerated as Mary's last home, blessed by papal visits and shared by two faiths.
Basilica of Saint John
Justinian's great church over the tomb of Saint John — apostle, evangelist and author of Revelation.
Temple of Artemis
The Wonder of the World whose silversmiths rose against Paul — one column stands today.
Cave of the Seven Sleepers
The cave-church of the seven young men who slept through two centuries of persecution.
Sirince Village
The hillside village of orchards, lace and fruit wine — with two lovely 19th-century churches.
Kusadasi & Its Port
The cruise gateway to Ephesus — Pigeon Island, the caravanserai, and the road the pilgrims take.
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