Ephesos was the largest city in Roman Asia Minor. Originally an Attic-Ionian foundation it became the major Ionian city in the Classical period and boomed as the capital of the Roman province of Asia. Today, the archaeological site of Ephesos is one of the most visited in Turkey and is famous for the scale and extent of its standing remains. More
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