Ephesus Economy, Hellenic Coins in Ephesus

Ephesus, BC; 6th century AD Until the 6th century, it served as the center of trade in Anatolia. It had outstripped its biggest rivals in both sea and land trade. B.C. When Civitas Libera, a free city title from the Roman Empire, became a free city in 29 B.C., it became a very strong economic […]

Festivals in Ephesus ceremony and procession

Festivals in Ephesus and Procession Festivities The festivals and ceremonies held in the ancient city of Ephesus were organized to provide a ritual and a ceremonial feature of each of the calendar festivities that increase social cohesion and ensure the integration of an Ephesian individual or an Ephesian group with the society. According to this, […]

Ephesus City Management

Ephesus City Management Administration of Ephesus City How was the administration of the ancient city of Ephesus? How did the rulers of the city of Ephesus make decisions, and who made the decisions? What were the administrative buildings in the city of Ephesus called in antiquity? Did these people working for the city of Ephesus […]

Terrace Houses in Ephesus City

Terrace Houses Terrace Houses were the luxury apartment building of people who were propertied class in Ephesus, established on terraces on the slopes of Mount Bulbul. The houses were built in the peristyle, adjacent to each other, each consisting of two flats. Some of these houses date to the 1st century B.C. from the finds […]