Ephesus

Summary

Ephesus is a settlement site^[1]. Ephesus ranks in the top 8% of settlement_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,936 views/month).^[2]

Key Facts

• Ephesus was a member of Delian League^[3].
• Ephesus is located in İzmir Province^[4].
• Ephesus is located in Selçuk^[5].
• Ephesus is in the country of Turkey^[6].
• Ephesus is in the country of Ottoman Empire^[7].
• Ephesus's image is recorded as Ephesus Celsus Library Façade.jpg^[8].
• Ephesus's instance of is recorded as settlement site^[9].
• Ephesus's instance of is recorded as Ancient Greek archaeological site^[10].
• Ephesus's instance of is recorded as tourist attraction^[11].
• Ephesus's instance of is recorded as polis^[12].
• Ephesus's founder is recorded as Androclus^[13].
• Ephesus's VIAF cluster ID is recorded as 163278095^[14].
• Ephesus's GND ID is recorded as 4015012-4^[15].
• Ephesus's Library of Congress authority ID is recorded as sh85044266^[16].
• Ephesus's Bibliothèque nationale de France ID is recorded as 119312604^[17].
• Ephesus's IdRef ID is recorded as 027224139^[18].
• Ephesus's part of is recorded as Ephesus^[19].
• Ephesus's Commons category is recorded as Ephesus^[20].
• -1000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ephesus^[21].
• Ephesus's coordinate location is recorded as {'lat': 37.939722, 'lon': 27.348611}^[22].
• Ephesus's Freebase ID is recorded as /m/02p8r^[23].
• Ephesus's NL CR AUT ID is recorded as ge129125^[24].
• Ephesus's located in/on physical feature is recorded as Aegean Region^[25].
• Ephesus's World Heritage Site ID is recorded as 1018^[26].
• Ephesus's official website is recorded as http://www.muze.gov.tr/en/museums/ephesus-archaeological-site^[27].

Body

Founding

Ephesus's founder is recorded as Androclus^[13]. -1000-00-00T00:00:00Z marks the founding of Ephesus^[21].

Identity

Ephesus's part of is recorded as Ephesus^[19].

Brands and Namesakes

Things named for Ephesus include First Council of Ephesus^[28], an ecumenical council^[29]; Second Council of Ephesus^[30], a synod^[31]; ephesite^[32], a mineral species^[33]; Ephesian school^[34], a philosophical schools and traditions^[35]; and The Ephesian Matron^[36], a literary work^[37], written by Petronius^[38].

Why It Matters

Ephesus ranks in the top 8% of settlement_site entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (2,936 views/month).^[2] Ephesus has Wikipedia articles in 30 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.^[39] Ephesus is known by 78 alternative names across languages and contexts.^[40]

Entities named for Ephesus include First Council of Ephesus^[28], an ecumenical council^[29]; Second Council of Ephesus^[30], a synod^[31]; ephesite^[32], a mineral species^[33]; Ephesian school^[34], a philosophical schools and traditions^[35]; and The Ephesian Matron^[36], a literary work^[37], written by Petronius^[38].