The Odeon at Ephesus

Ephesus

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May 25th 2011
Visited the ancient city of Ephesus with many magnificent Greek and Roman ruins. Visited by the apostle Paul in the first century in his attempts to convert the Ephesians. Also the place where the apostle John was buried, after bringing the Virgin Mary to live her last days in this area. Visited the Virgin Mary's house. Lastly onto the site of the Artemision - Temple of Artemis - one of th ... read more

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Modern Turkey was founded in 1923 from the Anatolian remnants of the defeated Ottoman Empire by national hero Mustafa KEMAL, who was later honored with the title Ataturk, or "Father of the Turks." Under his authoritarian leadership, the country adopt... ... read more