Ephesus Library the 3rd biggest in the ancient world

Day 10

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April 29th 2006
This was a very special day. We started with a visit to Mary’s House. It is believed she came here with John after Jesus died. There is a lovely chapel there. From here we went to Ephesus, the best preserved and most visited site in Turkey. Wow could they build cities back then…it was enormous and so much has been rebuilt. It must have been a city to behold when it was in full swing 3rd centu ... read more

Middle East » Turkey » Aegean » Aphrodisias

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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