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  2. Ephesus - Wikipedia

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    Historical map of Ephesus, from Meyers Konversationslexikon, 1888. When Alexander the Great defeated the Persian forces at the Battle of Granicus in 334 BC, the Greek cities of Asia Minor were liberated. The pro-Persian tyrant Syrpax and his family were stoned to death, and Alexander was greeted warmly when he entered Ephesus in triumph.

  3. Selçuk - Wikipedia

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    Selçuk is a municipality and district of İzmir Province, Turkey. [2] Its area is 317 km 2, [3] and its population is 38,151 (2022). [1] The town Selçuk is located 2 kilometres (1 mile) northeast of the ancient city of Ephesus, that was once home to the Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

  4. Battle of Lade - Wikipedia

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    However, some modern historians reject the notion of dissent in the Greek camp. Herodotus derived his account of Lade from the Samians themselves, and it is suggested that, seeking to excuse their treachery, they came up with this story. [21] At any rate, the Samians remained with the other Greeks in the run up to the battle. [28]

  5. Temple of Artemis - Wikipedia

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    It was located in Ephesus (near the modern town of Selçuk in present-day Turkey). By AD 401 it is believed it had been ruined or destroyed. [1] Only foundations and fragments of the last temple remain at the site. The earliest version of the temple (a Bronze Age temenos) antedated the Ionic immigration by many years.

  6. Seven churches of Asia - Wikipedia

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    Map of western Anatolia showing the island Patmos and the locations of the cities housing the seven churches. The Seven Churches of Revelation, also known as the Seven Churches of the Apocalypse and the Seven Churches of Asia, are seven churches of early Christianity mentioned in the New Testament Book of Revelation.

  7. Smyrna - Wikipedia

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    Map of Western Anatolia showing the "Seven Churches of Asia" and the Greek island of Patmos. As one of the principal cities of Roman Asia, [11] Smyrna vied with Ephesus and Pergamum for the title "First City of Asia." A Christian church and a bishopric existed there from earliest times, probably originating in the considerable Jewish colony.

  8. Basilica of St. John - Wikipedia

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    And although the construction of this church was by imperial order, the people of Ephesus were the ones who did much of the building. [10] The marble decorations were made in Constantinople and perhaps in Ephesus as well. The bases, column and capitals of the nave were made and imported from Constantinople or the quarries of Proconnesus.

  9. House of the Virgin Mary - Wikipedia

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    The House of the Virgin Mary (Turkish: Meryemana Evi or Meryem Ana Evi, "Mother Mary's House") is a Catholic shrine located on Mt. Koressos (Turkish: Bülbüldağı, "Mount Nightingale") in the vicinity of Ephesus, 7 kilometres (4.3 mi) from Selçuk in Turkey.