With the beginning of Greek colonialism in Anatolia, Ephesus maintained its importance in the Ionian and later Roman periods. Its foundation dates back to the Neolithic Age, that is, 6000 BC. It was built in the 10th century BC by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists on the site of the former Arzava capital. The city is famous for its ruins, the Temple of Artemis (550 BC; completed), one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient World. Among many other monumental structures, the Celsus Library and the II. There is also the ancient theater which was started in the time of Claudius and completed during the reign of Trajan (98-117 AD). Ephesus had seven churches of Asia mentioned in the Book of Revelation The Gospel of John may have been written here. The city was the site of several Christian councils in the 5th century (see First Council of Ephesus). The city was destroyed by the Goths in 263 and although it was rebuilt, the importance of the city as a commercial center decreased as the port was gradually wiped out by the Küçük Menderes river. It happened for a long time in an earthquake in 614 AD.
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With the beginning of Greek colonialism in Anatolia, Ephesus maintained its importance in the Ionian and later Roman periods. Its foundation dates back to the Neolithic Age, that is, 6000 BC. It was built in the 10th century BC by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists on the site of the former Arzava capital. The city is famous for its ruins, the Temple of Artemis (550 BC; completed), one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient World. Among many other monumental structures, the Celsus Library and the II. There is also the ancient theater which was started in the time of Claudius and completed during the reign of Trajan (98-117 AD). Ephesus had seven churches of Asia mentioned in the Book of Revelation The Gospel of John may have been written here. The city was the site of several Christian councils in the 5th century (see First Council of Ephesus). The city was destroyed by the Goths in 263 and although it was rebuilt, the importance of the city as a commercial center decreased as the port was gradually wiped out by the Küçük Menderes river. It happened for a long time in an earthquake in 614 AD.