Ephesus
A Polyglot Ruin
Ephesus was a port city founded in the tenth century BCE on the Ionian coast of Greece, now Izmir province in TĂŒrkiye.. In 129BCE the Romans took over, and today’s well-preserved ruins are filed with both Greek and Latin inscriptions.
KuÈadasi and Sirince
KuÈadasi is the current port for the area, while Sirince is a small Turkish town of classic design on the way to Ephesus.
The ancient port
Though originally built as a port, an earthquake two millennia ago raised the local terrain enough to eliminate the harbor. The coastline is now several km farther west.
