The Fall of Ephesus: Silt, Saint Paul, and the Temple of Artemis
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General History of Ephesus
www.ephesus.us/ephesus/ephesu...
www.romanoimpero.com/2014/06/...
www.academia.edu/26153640/Eph...
www.ancient.eu/ephesos/
www.ephesus.ws/
Library of Celsus: www.ancient.eu/Library_of_Cel...
Cemetery of the Gladiators:
www.researchgate.net/publicat...
The Port: www.ephesus.us/ephesus/port_o...
The Great Theatre: turkisharchaeonews.net/object...
The House of the Virgin Mary:
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turkisharchaeonews.net/object...
St Paul in Ephesus:
www.academia.edu/36303635/APO...
www.ephesus.us/ephesus/st_pau...
The Story of the Seven Sleepers: www.sentiericona.it/public/ico...
The Council of Ephesus: www.newadvent.org/cathen/0549...
The Temple of Artemis:
penelope.uchicago.edu/~grout/...
www.ancient.eu/Temple_of_Arte...
John Turtle Wood: www.britishmuseum.org/collect...
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Did you just call the ancient Greeks a bunch of immigrants, you dog
Did you just imply there's something wrong with immigrants?
Can we get a Geographics on Western Sahara?
@@slcpunk2740 There is nothing wrong with being an immigrant, some people become immigrants to avoid dictatorships, some people become immigrants to avoid economic hardships, hell , some people even become immigrants to be able to afford mercedes benz + iphones!
There are however fundamental differences between immigrants, who are no longer part of something , nomads, who roam as a group, and people with hierarchy, laws and social ranks/roles who have a cohesive society , much like the city-states were.
You might consider doing a Geographics presentation on Southern Alberta's Head-Smashed-In Buffalo Jump. A UNESCO World Heritage site where a now lost way of life can be explored.
Ephesus is a very impressive site. It is well worth the visit but it is difficult to avoid the crowds. The one place that was not crowded was the soul column of the Temple of Artemis. I shared my time there with some goats.
I was lucky enough to visit Ephesus some years back, and being an ancient history nerd, it's hands down one of the most incredible places I've ever been to. I'd love to go back again.
Likewise, I went in 1996, and it was marvellous! Really interesting to hear its history!
I visited as well.
I thought the same when visiting.
Also visited and lucky enough to chance upon an impromptu a capella performance in the theatre and appreciate its acoustics
I visited in 1967 as a young kid, and it left a lasting memory that to this day I still remember. A truly fascinating place that deserves as much popularity as the Pyramids at Giza.
I went to Ephesus in 2019. It was one of the most memorable places I have ever been to in the world. The opulence and the utter brilliance of the marble you walk on is awe inspiring. Knowing you are walking the same road as St. Paul, seeing what the Romans and Greeks saw, it was truly one of the highlights of my life.
Amazing comment. The last sentence got to me particularly. I’ve always studied Ancient Greece since a small child. The idea of standing where they stood is unfathomable. The idea of seeing something you have studied 😔 one day I will have the chance to see it.
Have a great day!
I remember visiting Ephesus with my family, when I was about 11 years old. To this day I'm still blown away by the scale of the ruins. I remember my brother and I climbing to the top of the amphitheatre. Would love to return some time in the future. Great video 👍
if you go check out the castle and old mosques (cami) in Sucuk nearby - you can walk right up to the top of the castle right in the middle of town on a hill
Just went to Ephesus a couple months ago in June 2022. It was quite amazing walking the ancient streets where Paul walked and standing in the amphitheater. The Library of Celsus was also amazingly and breathtaking!
My wife and I took a Mediterranean cruise for our honeymoon. Ephesus was one of the highlights. We actually liked it far more than Egypt.
Made it to your profile pic too!
That’s an unusual cruise...not many took that route and all have stopped going to Egypt. Perhaps we passed on the ship!
@@maggievalipsciari4179 Kusadasi is the closest port and has several cruise ships in daily in season. Not that unusual
Good thing you didn't get married in 2020!
I was there as a teen in 1985. I went to the top of the seating in the theatre, as far as I could get from the stage and I could easily hear speaking from the stage. Amazing acoustics!
Absolutely loved my visit to Ephesus. They were talking of reconnecting it with the sea, digging a canal through the silted-up waterway.
I spent a day there 4 years ago. I saw all of the things that you talked about. Sadly all that remains of the Temple of Artemis is a flat area about the size of a football field with one lone column. If you were unaware of what you were viewing you would never guess that it formerly was one of the 7 Wonders of the ancient world. The Library and Theater are exceptional, as are the fresco's in the houses. It was a great day.
I was fortunate enough to experience Ephesus and much of the classical Mediterranean on a school cruise tour as a kid. Among the many marvels we saw, including Giza, Knossos and Jerusalem, Ephesus really stood out to me as the most fascinating - not least due to the Roman lavatories one could sit on!
i live near here - if id have known you were going to do one on this id have offered o go get some video fotage, photos, etc....this is kickass man - same goes for Iznik (modern-day Nicaea)
I was fortunate to have a military friend stationed in Izmir for a while. I went over to visit, and we spent a day visiting Ephesus, including the old Roman houses currently being excavated, the amphitheatre, and the temple of Artemis. I was astounded by how undeveloped the area is for tourism and how many of those sites have no access control. Anyway, it was beautiful and I highly recommend it to anyone.
I've been to Ephesus some 30 years ago, I still remember that day as if it was yesterday. First item in any bucket list.
Pre-covid I was able to visit this place. It is an incredible place.
Me to tourist guide: Where can we see the Temple of Artemis?
Tour Guide: Sir, you're best to go to the British Museum :)
I went to Ephesus in 1994 or 1996. It was beautiful and I still remember the feeling of walking the same streets of so much history.
i went a few years ago along with pamukkale on a 2 day trip it is as amazing as it sounds
My ex lived just northwest of Pamukkale in Buldan, very well known for their textiles. We visited Pamukkale/Hieropolis, Laodikea, Denizli, Efes, Selcuk, Sirince, Kusadasi and many other amazing villages. It was the greatest 2 months of my life.
I visited Ephesus in December last year as part of a month long trip around Europe (I'm from New Zealand and am just remembering those happy times when we could actually travel!) and I would have to say it was one of the most exciting parts of my holiday. To walk down the same marble avenue that great figures in history walked down and see original statues and mosaics was mind blowing... and as for the library, forum and theatre... wow... just wow! The "ruins" of the temple of Artemis is just a single column constructed from many pieces of multiple broken columns, but is still fascinating. Oh, and if you love cats then you'll love Ephesus... they have colonies of stray cats EVERYWHERE! I also visited the house of the Virgin Mary - even if it isnt where she really lived, it still feels a spirutual place. If you ever get to travel to Turkey, definitely get a private tour guide like I did (avoid crowded tour groups) and visit Ephesus for a day - I loved it 💕
@Hakan Aybars you have an amazingly beautiful country - I do hope to make it back again one day.
@Hakan Aybars thank you so much 😊
How would I aquire a private tour guide? I’d like to know for future reference.
@@paulA-xs1qt Hi. The company that arranged my sightseeing trips was Innovative Travel Company / Ancient Kingdoms Holidays. Their local agent in Istanbul is Global Travel Services phone (0090 212) 219 5197 or fax (0090 212) 219 5196. Or maybe contact Hakan in the comments above?
@Hakan Aybars Merhaba! My ex was originally from Yenipazar and living in Buldan. I was able to see so much of your beautiful country, Pammukale/Hieropolis, Laodikea, Selcuk, Sirince, Efes, Kusadasi etc. I loved it so much, I almost moved there.
I went on tour through Greece back in 2014. It was definitely magical being in all these places and it’s wonderful to get more information on them. I wish I could share videos and pictures here. I have a video of a woman singing opera in the theater. The acoustics were amazing. It was like she was singing only a few feet from me but I was at the very top and she was on the stage.
We toured Ephesus a few yrs ago and were absolutely fascinated. The guide did not inform us of the history (the earthquakes )as well as you have done. Thank you for a detailed and informative narration. We did marvel at the Library.
Genuinely one of the coolest ancient areas I have ever visited, the theatre in particular is amazing.
Simon this was a good one. I learned so much with this. Why they don’t teach history like this in school is beyond my comprehension. All my grand children complain about how boring their history classes are no matter what time period they are covering. These are motivated students taking advanced classes with excellent grades but without exception they have a difficult time staying awake in their history classes. Boring boring boring is what each of them say.
As someone who has always loved history, and in spite realizing the American history I was taught had huge gaps with important information-deliberately?-left out that I have worked hard on my own plus at times doing research with other history nerds to fill in, I had excellent teachers through out school who made history come alive. It really bothers me that teachers are limited in operating their classes having subject plans they must adhere to. Maybe that is what has taken the joy out of teaching allowing them to bring what could be their own unique skills and ideas to the classroom.
Yeah I definitely saw the difference between my US History and my Modern History from 1500 Professor. The former was dry and went through his power point slides line by line and occasionally offering his own political opinions. The latter however did not really lecture from a powerpoint and really immersed himself in the material by just explaining the lives and philosophies and even doing a little act for some of the quotes or to express the feelings the people from history had. He frequently ran past the time that he assigned his material so lectures often carried over and he had to skip some parts as a result but I didnt care as I enjoyed every one. I took notes to process the lecture, but never needed to look at them again because the lectures were so detailed and easy to remember because of his delivery and acts. There was very little homework given out and because of the quality lectures, I didnt need to study for the tests. I learned so much from that class.
Another interesting side was the amount of people that skipped class in US History but not the other. My modern history professor didnt take attendance like the US History prof, but encouraged attendance because of his in-class assignments and how most of his test material was from his lectures rather than the textbook (which didnt need to be purchased or read). The classroom was always fuller as a result. He still allowed for some skipping because only 10 in-class assignments were needed for 100% attendance and what made 40% of your final grade, while 13 were given throughout the semester. The twist was that you didnt know when he was going to give an in-class assignment :).
Simon’s videos are truly the source of my happiness
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There was precisely nothing mundane about a lightning strike to ancient Greeks. It was direct Devine interaction, judgment, wrath.
9:00 "What have the Romans ever done for us?" Love those Python references!!!
"Now that's how you do Flattery" 😂
Accept he genuinely thought he was a god and the ancestor of God's so probably shrugged it off as "yhea I guess you're right."
I often wonder what it's like to truly believe yourself a God and how that would make you feel, act and behave. It must be really really hard to not act like a total shit all the time and expect every whim and want delivered to your feet. Which apparently, for much of his life Alexander wasn't. Even with his mum constantly pushing him to behave that way and trying to convince him it was how he should act. Yes he's supposed to have started getting worse and worse the older he got but for much of his short life he was apparently a fairly open, fair and as down to earth as a person could be when they are constantly being treated like and told they are a god.
Take his meetings with Diogenes of Sinope where Alexander is said to have asked him what he wanted and his want would be fulfilled to which Diogenes was supposed to have replied "you could move out of my sun light". Now many like Alexander might have been offended by this, his friends with him even thought that these would be Diogenes's last words but Alexander thought it was funny and is supposed to have said "if I hadn't been born Alexander then I'd want to be Diogenes." to which Diogenes said "Well if I hadn't been born Diogenes then I too would like to be Diogenes."
Again Alexander took this well which for most rulers back then would have been rare and an amazing reaction, let alone the most powerful man in the world and someone who believed they were a God.
This tells me that thanks to Alexander's amazing education and up bringing being taught by one of the greatest philosophers of the day that he understood just how important philosophy and learning were and just how much respect he had for those who were involved in it.
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I was there in the spring of 2019. We were following the apostle Paul as he traveled on his missionary journeys. I wish I had listened to your presentation before I went,because you had several facts that were very interesting and I didn’t hear them on my trip. I think your doing a great work of historical understanding and I thank you for that.
Got to visit Ephesus 12 years ago, such a great experience. Literally got the chills standing in the middle of that amphitheater. Beautiful sight.
I went around 10 years ago, fascinating place. If you go to one of the Turkish holiday resorts, a day trip is cheap,
and well worth it, if you have a feeling for history.
I went to Ephefus in 2010. Absolutely stunning place with so much history, glory, and also sadness. It's hard to imagine how huge the Temple of Artemis is when you stand there, in front of a lone collum. And to imagine there once was a port with ships and... yeah.. water...
There were a desert where there once was ocean.
So beautiful it once must have been.
But truly one amazing site to visit.
Got to go there in 2007 or so. It is now a LONG way from the coast. Really awesome place, interesting that you can buy Artemis statues from vendors on the way from the city to the parking lot for your buses. The Temple of Apollo is a few dozen miles away, it might make an interesting short subject. Was planned to be the largest temple in the Greek world, but was never completed.
My son and I were lucky enough to visit Ephesus a few years back. The ruins of the library were quite impressive.
Excellent and hope you will continue all the episode.
You left out the underground tunnel from the library to the brothel across the street or the famed picture-gram that shows where to get “fun” for money. Also the well preserved public toilet. Some fine mosaic works can also be found.
I loved walking this great old city. Great video.
I actually had the luck to visit Ephesus on a school trip in 97. My pops was Army and we were stationed in Izmir Turkey. I loved it when I was there because there wasnt a base. There were 4 buildings and a park that was dedicated to the Army so we lived in regular apartments amongst the locals. Learned a lot the plus we went to the beaches in Kusadasi and Cesme all the time.
I was a school chaperone on a trip that included a day at Ephesus. It was stunning! I'm so glad I had the opportunity! 😍😎
I spent an extremely hot day here recently and it was astonishing. Streets made of marble, many temples and the public loo system was an eye opener!!! I'd love to go again
we want more of these our friend...congrats
Goths? Fire? Now that's a ........... Hot Topic
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I really enjoyed this video, thanks ☺️
This video, one day after I was researching the failure of damnatio memoriae to keep herostratus name out of the history books. After he burnt down the temple of Artemis. Much appreciated.
how do you burn down a stone building?
Do a biographic on Square space next!
I visited Ephesus last year and couldn't help but marvel at the size of the ancient city. Additionally, the use of marble and stone in its construction meant that the majority of the roads and buildings look very close to how they appeared over a millenia ago.
Except that white marble buildings were generally richly decorated with paint in gaudy colours, so, not so much how they looked over a millennUM ago.
I've been there, it was great. The images of the library and amphitheatre don't do them justice
Ephesus is legitness
beautiful place. Loved seeing it in personal. If you are in the area I highly recommend going to see didyma as well.
Fascinating - thank you. :)
I've seen them, and they are some of the great ancient sites it is possible to visit today.
Was able to visit in 2011. An amazing place and amazing History. Was one of the highlights of our travels that year.
I was there during my trip to turkey, the theater was actually smaller than I thought and a lot of the places other than the library were much less grandiose than what is said in written text. Either way it was a fascinating place, rich with history and stray cats.
I did get a chance to take a tour of Ephesus in 2005. The ruins were really neat. I do remember the library and the theater, but I can't seem to find my pictures. The house of mother Mary was interesting, but a bit of a letdown for the hike required. Ah, fond memories.
Great history lesson!
Thanks for the great content. Did you do all Seven? Maybe make a playlist
"Something bas mundane as a lightning bolt" 🤔
I do love Simon's turn of phrase.
Nice memories from my visit.
Kicking myself because we made a stop at Kusadasi for the day while on a cruise, and decided to forego to outing to Ephesus in favour of a day at the beach (it was a spectacular and breathtaking beach in my defence). Now I know for next time though, Ephesus looks amazing 🤩
I completely forgot i went to Ephesus in 2017! I knew I went to an ancient greek/roman city but I completely forgot it was Ephesus until I recognized the Great Library in this video! It was absolutely beautiful
I absolutely love and respect the a Roman artistic style of the "Warts and all" technique. The way they do a true and real representation of the subject. I'm sure with some that slight changes were used to portray their divinity or status but obviously not much from the consistency of each of the busts or pictures painted.
The carving and skill involved is just as clear and obvious to the person seeing the carving and the style let's us truly see the people that were around in that time and as well as this they are just really good carvings. I'd have loved to have seen them as they were supposed to have been seen with all the skin painted with shadow and shading, the lips in a darker pink and the iris of the eye painted in. I bet they really stood out then.
It's a remarkable place to visit, while less complete than Pompey it is far more grand, most of the public buildings are uncovered and remain in some form, though it is difficult to gauge the scale of the ordinary citizens due to only the major route through the city being uncovered and in use.
The grand theatre is awe inspiring, it's simply huge for its time and being carved into the hillside it looks even more epic, while the top rows aren't as good quality as the seats nearer the stage the view would have surely made up for it, you can see the shape of the old harbour, wide plain and mountains around the city for miles around from there. A wonderful place.
I was recently in Ephesus! It was magnificent!!
My parents took us there in the early sixties around 61 or 62 I believe. Was very interesting place.
"The arson was probably a myth and it's more likely the temple was burned down by something mumdane such as an angry Zeus throwing lightening bolts."
I visited a long time ago the city is stunning and well worth visiting.
Wow, it's been 15 years since I have been to Ephesus. Time flies.
I'd like to recommend a look into Kizkalesi Castle in Mersin, Turkey. The Byzantine-Era built castle is also known as "Castle by the Sea" or "Maiden's Castle," and (mostly) still stands on the western Mediterranean coast of Turkey.
i climbed to the top off nightingle mountain back in oseven took me three to four hours to reach the highest part it was a long tiring and very enjoyable climb as it was one continious large wall off about two metres wide which had ten or so foot big limestone towers im guessing it was six kilometres long the view from up there on this beautifull region and city of antiquity will always stay with me ill be visiting again in september so will be climbing it again iff anyone has information on this mountain and in particular the fortress wall id appreciate it barry sligo ireland thanks
Cool vid, would you consider doing a vid on 'Derry/Londonderry' and its impact on Irish history?
It would be awesome to see a video about one of the many locations in South Africa
I've been there. Amazing and a once in a lifetime trip to visit the Seven Churches of Asia Minor mentioned in the Book of Revelation
I visited today. It was amazing. There are so many amazing ancient ruins in turkey. Ephasus is one of many.
Was lucky to have a chance to visit it. Definitely worth it.
Good video 👍
Lucky enough to visit. Unfortunately was very young at the time so don't have much of a recollection of it.
Sounds strange, but the best Greek ruins are in Turkey at Ephesus. Make sure to include it in your travel plans if you go there. Some Greek cruises make a stop there and others do not.
Yep, super awesome place. The detail on the houses and the intelligence of the engineers to construct the sewer system... Neat stuff.
And the theater... You can sit on the top and hear people talking in the middle. It's super cool. I laid in a coffin :p
Hey simon, great place to visit.
The Library at Ephesus was 2nd only to Alexandria. It was a Cultural Mecca and home to a highly successful Jewish Diaspora Colony since 500 BCE. Apostles Paul and John were well cared for by the wealthy Jewish Merchants and the apostles would have focused on converting them to Christianity. Thanks for the wonderful summary. 😁
"Allegedly" Business Blaze is the best of Simon's channels 😂
I have been here last year, a nice historic place!
Yes, I was able to visit the site.
A biographic on St. Paul would be awesome
"allegedly" at 5:26!
Did you notice that i really dig that shirt? 😳
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Hi Simon, what about a video about The Silk Road?
My inner seminary student just exploded with joy
I hope that explosion wasn't inside a young boy
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12 months ago, l spent a month in Turkey looking at ancient and historical sites, from prehistoric to Hittite to Roman. Out of the dozens l was able to cover in that time, the only ones that were overrun by tourists were Cappadocia and Ephesus. There is so much more that few get to see.
Lyn, you are so correct!! Where else did you visit?
@@jdsjr21 Kahta, Adiyaman, Sanliurfa, Gobleki Tepe, Gaziantep, Antioch, Hatay, Polati, Bogazkale, Urgup, Nevsehir, Avanos, Urgup, Konya, Canakkale, Ayvacik, Bergama, Konak, Salihli, Hierapolis, Aphrodisias, Bayrakli Dede, Kusadasi, Priene, Selcuk, Miletos, Didyam, Bodrum, Marmaris, Fethiye, Xanthos, Kas, Kale, Dalaman.. Well, you did ask 😀
@@galadriel481 that’s amazing! I would love to share stories with you and hear of your adventures. It’s definitely my plan to go back as soon as I possibly can and continue exploring that beautiful country.
The most facinating thing about Ephesus was when they rebuilt the library
They erected the walls and as they went up couldnt find the holes for the joists in them they kept going and everyone said you wont have a building that high without a floor in it
Then they got the roof on and the air conditioning started all this 2000 years ago
I too have been lucky enough to visit and indeed will never forget the day. I picked up my only speeding ticket in my life on the drive back to our hotel and spent 2 hrs trying to convince two bent policemen I didn't have any cash on me to bribe them into not reporting me !!!
Very interesting I wish you would speak a bit more slow so we can put everything together! Thank you for that
Is this guy the most persuasive when it comes to sponsors?
You should do an episode about the Ummayad Mosque in Damascus Syria before it was a mosque it was John the baptist cathedral and before that, a temple for Jupiter and before that a temple for Ba'al. one of the oldest continuously used sacred spaces in the world.
"as mundane as a a lightning bolt" just comes across very strange.
Says Thor... Oh wrong pantheon.. LoL
Love this guy
It is very worth paying the extra money to go inside the terrace housing area. Off to the left of the main tourist entrance of Ephesus, if you walk along the road a 100 meters or so, you can see the ancient stadium through shut gates....an area still to be uncovered.
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Norfolk and Oceana Naval bases
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Book "Doctor Dealer" about the cocaine money that split up the princess Anne county into the 7 cities
Haunted Stories (Cavalier, Lighthouse, Shore Dr. and many more)
Early American History
these were off the top of my head but might be worth looking into for videos across all of your channels
Been there. Magnificent it must have been all in white marble. Even the house of prostitution situated on the Main Street just up from the Library had a fountain in its atrium. A rock’n town back in the day
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Simon Whistler is going to go down in history as the David Attenborough of history videos :)
Love your videos!
I don't think you did a video on the library of Alexandria I think it would be a great project and a great video :)
Keep up the great work and warm hello's from Croatia!