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Turkey has long been a place where different faiths converge.  There are several religious signs and symbols in Ephesus which give us subtle clues to its rich history as a homeland to these faiths – in particular, Christianity and Judaism. We know that Jewish people have...

In ancient times, citizens passed through the streets on foot or on an animal, and so they passed through much more slowly than we pass through our streets today.  And, most likely for this reason, streets of most ancient cities were full of signs and symbols, something that we...

The Mother Goddess Artemis was extremely popular in the ancient world, and was recognised in many Greek cities as a secondary deity.  However, for the Ephesians, she was a prominent deity, and so they built a Temple of Artemis in her honour.  Its size and beauty were such that it...

As you walk through Ephesus, you are walking in the footsteps of some of history’s greatest characters – Alexander the Great walked these streets as did St Paul and St John and Cleopatra and Mark Anthony. That’s right, the most famous lovers in history walked...

Founded in the tenth century BC, the former capital of Asia Minor, Ephesus is the most visited ruins site in Turkey today.  In the Hellenistic and Roman periods, it was the largest city and the most important commercial centre and port in Asia Minor.  Today it is inland from the...

Discovery of an Ephesus gladiator graveyard has rocked the archaeological world.  We all know gladiators right? They were the sporting heroes of the ancient world who battled condemned criminals, animals or each other for the amusement of the masses. The graveyard,...

Undoubtedly one of the most influential contributors to early Christianity, and the ultimate traveller, carrying the word of Christianity to lands such as Cyprus, Asia Minor (modern Turkey), mainland Greece, Crete and Rome, St Paul was born to a Jewish family in Tarsus in what is...