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Ephesus

Jewel of Roman Asia Minor

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One of the largest cities of the Roman Empire (perhaps 200,000+ people) and the capital of Roman Asia.
Home of the Temple of Artemis — one of the Seven Wonders of the ancient world.
Famous across the empire as a center of magic and the occult.
The place where Paul spent his longest stay in any single city — about three years.
Later, the first of the seven churches Jesus addresses in Revelation.

Illustrations are historically informed reconstructions, not photographs. The biblical events are recorded mainly in Acts 18-20.