Ancient City of Ephesus

01/02/2025

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27/04/2024

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09/04/2024

Ephesus, Turkey
Official Ephesus Archaeological Site 2025
Entrance Fees and Opening Hours

Ephesus — Ephesus Terrace Houses — Ephesus Museum —
Temple of Artemis — St. John Basilica — House of Virgin Mary.

Combo Ticket: Ephesus + Ephesus Terrace Houses ​— 52.00 €
Combo Ticket: Ephesus + Ephesus Terrace Houses ​+ Ephesus Museum + Basilica of St. John — 65.00 €
Tickets are available at the entry gates.
Ephesus — 40.00 €
Ephesus Museum — 10.00 €
Ephesus Terrace Houses — 15.00 €
Basilica of St. John — 6.00 €
Temple of Artemis — Free of Charge
Sirince Village — Free of charge
Isa Bey Mosque — Free of Charge
House of Virgin Mary — 500.00 TL - ( ≈ 13.00 € )
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Euro pricing is valid as of October 1, 2025

Opening Hours:​
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Ephesus Ancient City—Basilica of St. John--Archaeological Museum of Ephesus

April — October
Opening Time: 8.00
Closing Time: 19.00
November — March
Opening Time: 8.00
Closing Time: 17.00

Ephesus Terrace Houses

April — October
Opening Time: 8.00
Closing Time: 18.30
November — March
Opening Time: 8.00
Closing Time: 16.30

House of Virgin Mary

April — October
Opening Time: 8.00
Closing Time: 17.00
November — March
Opening Time: 8.00
Closing Time: 17.00

03/12/2023

Ephesus - Türkiye

25/07/2021

The Jesus Fish
Ichthys, Greek for "fish," was written on the walls of homes as a secret code for Christians in the early churches, arising during times of persecution.

ἸΧΘΥΣ as an acrostic, each letter of the word being the first letter of the words in the phrase: "Ἰησοῦς Χρῑστός Θεοῦ Υἱός Σωτήρ," which translates into English as
"Jesus Christ, Son of God, Savior."

Iota, Iēsoûs (Ἰησοῦς), "Jesus"

Chi, Khrīstós (Χρῑστός), "anointed"

Theta, Theoû (Θεοῦ), "of God", the genitive singular of Θεóς, Theós, "God"

Upsilon, uiós (Yἱός), "Son"

Sigma, sōtḗr (Σωτήρ), "Savior"

The symbol of the wheel was actually each letter written atop each other. Many times, the spoked wheel symbol is found alone, just as the fish symbol is found etched in the walls of ancient meeting houses for early churches.
This inscription is found carved into marble in the ruins of the ancient Greek city of Ephesus in Turkey.

03/07/2021

, Turkey
The Theatre at Ephesus
Location: Near modern Selçuk, Turkey
Theatre Type: Greco-Roman Theatre
Date of Construction: ca. 200 BC
Renovation Dates:
125-100 BC. - scene building with thyromata, Greek
40-55 AD. - stage renovations, Claudius,
66 AD. - columnar scaenae frons, Nero,
87-92 AD. - Roman podium, scaenae, enclosed parodoi, cavea enlarged, analemmats added,
140-144 AD. - proscaenium enlarged, Roman
210 AD. - third order of scaenae frons completed.
Late 3rd c. - orchestra becomes a kolymbethra,
359-408 AD. - earthquakes reconstructions,
Excavations:
1869, 1895-1913, post-WWI to the present day (Austrian)
210 AD. - third order of scaenae frons was completed.
Cavea width: 142 m.;Orchestra: width 25.8 m.;
stage width 25.4 m.; stage depth 5.56 m.
67 Rows of seating : ima cavea, 24 rows,11 cuni;
media, 22 rows, 22 cuni; summa, 21 rows, 22 cuni.
Seating Capacity:
17,000-25,000

26/06/2021

Grand Theatre of Ephesus — 1890's & Today

23/06/2021

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10/08/2020

The Gate of Mazeus and Mithridates - Ephesus, Turkey.
The monumental triple-arched gateway (also known as the Gate of Augustus, or the South Gate) stands to the southeast corner of the Lower (Commercial) Agora (also known as the Tetragonos Agora), on the north side of the square of the Library of Celsus. It was built around 4-3 BC and dedicated by two former slaves, Mazeus and Mithridates, who had been freed by Emperor Augustus (reigned 27 BC-14 AD) and apparently become very prosperous in Ephesus. See photos below of the inscriptions dedicated by Mazeus and Mithridates to Augustus and members of his family [1]: his third wife Livia Drusilla, his daughter Julia (Julia the Elder, by his second wife Scribonia) and her husband Marcus Vipsanius Agrippa.

It was designed in the form of a triumphal arch, and richly decorated at the front and within each of the three arched passages, which are connected to each other by doorways with skylights (see next page). See a photo of a relief of Aphrodite on the central arch of the gate on the next page. The back of the gate is quite plain (see photo below).

During the reigns of Emperors Claudius (41-54 AD) and Nero (54-68 AD) alterations were made to the gate, an extension was built on the north side, and it was intergrated into the newly redesigned agora, the ground level of which was raised 2-3 metres. Over the centuries various inscriptions with market regulations and other official announcements were added. The building collapsed during an earthquake in the 13th century.

The Gate was first excavated in 1903 and restored 1980-1989 using original parts discovered during the 1903 excavation.

A marble slab with an inscription mentioning Mithridates Agrippa can be seen on the ground, on the other side of the square on which the gate and Library of Celsus stand. The inscription is thought to be from the grave of the Mithridates who had the gate built.

25/07/2020

Augustus with the Christian cross on his forehead from Ephesus, Turkey.

A statue of the Roman emperor Augustus dating to the first century found in Ephesus. It once stood, along with a statue of the emperor's wife Livia, at the eastern entrance of a monumental Roman basilica in the agora. Some time in the Early Christian period, the nose and part of the forehead were damaged and a cross carved into the forehead.

Housed in the Ephesus Museum.

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17/07/2020

Ephesus, Turkey - The restoration of the Celsus Library - 1970
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15/07/2020

Official Ephesus 2020 Entrance Fees and Opening Hours — Ephesus — Ephesus Terrace Houses — Ephesus Museum — Temple of Artemis — St. John Basilica — House of Virgin Mary.

Ephesus: 100.00 Turkish Lira (Equivalent of 13.00 Euros)
Ephesus Museum: 25.00 Turkish Lira (Equivalent of 3.25 Euros)
House of Mary: 45.00 Turkish Lira (Equivalent of 5.80 Euros)
Temple of Artemis: Free of Charge
Sirince Village: Free of charge
Isa Bey Mosque: Free of Charge
Terrace Houses: 45.00 Turkish Lira (Equivalent of 5.80 Euros)
Basilica of St. John: 25.00 Turkish Lira (Equivalent of 3.25 Euros)
Euro pricing as of 09.07.2020

Opening Hours:​
Ephesus Ancient City — Basilica of St. John — Archaeogical Museum of Ephesus

April — October
Opening Time: 8.00
Closing Time: 19.00

November — March
Opening Time: 8.00
Closing Time: 17.00

Terrace Houses

April — October
Opening Time: 8.00
Closing Time: 18.30

November — March
Opening Time: 8.00
Closing Time: 16.30

House of Virgin Mary

January — February
Opening Time: 8.00
Closing Time: 17.00

March — October
Opening Time: 8.00
Closing Time: 18.00

November — December
Opening Time: 8.00
Closing Time: 17.00