Ephesus: The History Behind the Ruins

The ruins of the great city of Ephesus is one of the most fabulous gems of the ancient Aegean world. In this episode, you can join us as we explore it and tell you about the amazing history of this fascinating place.
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[@TexRenner]

In the 1950s my parents were friends with a couple a little older than themselves (empty nesters) who would invite us over to view the 8mm home movies they made of their travels. It was a highlight of my young childhood. They always seemed very well informed about their subject matter which kept the presentations fascinating to me. I remember those visits when I watch the videos y'all share, they seem so homey. Thanks

[@tinaj984]

Since being a Christian, I have always wondered what Ephesus looked like. Its really beautiful...thank you so much for the tour!!❤

[@harveywabbit9541]

You might want to visit Gemini aka the church of Philadelphia.

[@brianmsahin]

Fantastic video. We have been there 3 times and discover something new every time. My wife gets a real feeling of positivity from the whole atmosphere of the site. You might have missed the discreet but famous "carved foot" flagstone on The Marble Way. It has a carving of a foot, a cross, a woman, a heart, and a money purse, a hole dug down into the rock and a library. It's said to be directions to the local "House of Pleasure". The cross is giving directions to the place, where you will find the woman, and the heart indicating you can buy her love, the foot indicates that you must be an adult with a foot at least the size of the carving, the hole indicates that you must have enough coins to fill it to the top. In the other direction at the crossroad is of course the famous library, an alternative way to spend your time just in case you're too young or don't have enough coins ! This is one of the most popular interpretations, whether it's true or not, I do not know !

[@larrygrimaldi1400]

I have been to Ephesus a half dozen times, maybe because Kusadasi is a real convenient stop for cruise ships---Every time there is more to see, because they keep restoring more. It is a good thing the harbor silted up , because if it was used as a port all these centuries, buildings would be built over and over and no history would be left.

[@harveywabbit9541]

Ephesus, in the bible, is the constellation Aries.

[@postyoda1623]

The museum was so cool; got goosebumps seeing that Marcus Aurelius in that condition! Amazing. Thanks for showing us these places with that wealth of knowledge, a combination hard to come by elsewhere.

[@mitcho5452]

The work and time put into this should not be ignored! Well done!

[@no-secret-chart]

I love your travel episodes, and this one was especially interesting (Rome/Greece are my favorites). Very good! I hope you keep Tess, she is so likable... a little silly, in a good way, and I like that she gives us info on the practical stuff.

[@edgarsnake2857]

Great tour. Thanks Tess and David,

[@supposedlygreg]

So many memories, I visite Ephesus back in 1992 with my grand parents after my mother past away, we went all around Greece and Turkey, Ephesus, Olympia and Santorum were my favorite one amount the +30 site we visited, I also remember so clearly the day we went thru the Corynth Canal with the cruise boat going back from Turkey to Italia were we visited Venicia. Those holidays were for me the start for my love of traveling and discovery, I since visited more than 53 country, and fell in love with South East Asia where I know live with my wife and kids. Thanks Dr. Miano for those great videos :) Hope you will have a great time visiting China their is so many amazing site there to see.

[@margeryk000]

I visited Ephesus in the mid 80's and it is amazing to see how much more has been excavated since then, like those private dwellings. Also, I'm pretty sure that museum had not been built yet. Thanks for such a great tour.

[@jacksilver7701]

We found it an amazing place thanks for the overview

[@Mr05Chuck]

Amazing that in Jesus’ time it was a port city. Now it is some seven miles inland.

[@sinecure45]

Another great archeotourism experience. Many thanks. The grandfather of a friiend of mine as the architect on the German Reichsmuseum excavations in Ephesos in the early 1900s.

[@JayCWhiteCloud]

This was wonderful...I'm going to have to watch this twice to not get sidetracked with things you shared in the entirety of then video...Thank you!

[@jasonyu-gi-oh1056]

This is an awesome video! Thanks for the tour guide professor!

[@DanHintz]

going to efes is the closest thing to time travel that we've got. to say it blew my mind is an understatement.

[@olorin4317]

It’s hard to pick a favorite, but this has to be in the ATG hall of fame.

[@jakegarvin7634]

Gosh, I love how delicately he steps around the reason why those cities aren't Greek anymore...can't wait till he does an episode on Lake Van

[@larrygrimaldi1400]

Don't understand the question, surely this area was conquered over and over by various mainland empires since their founding.

[@chanaheszter168]

​@larrygrimaldi1400 the Turks exterminated the Greeks....

[@SCUIRPB]

Wow, another great video :-) this time, shot in the place I visited a number of times because it is indeed the most interesting site in Asia Minor from the classical times. (And I'm not a Turk.) Late here, and I noticed that the commenting threads go dead very quickly below Dr. Miano's videos. So I hope that someone will perhaps do another comment on this? What is basically unearthed by archeologists and visible to visitors these days is the "new" Ephesus from Hellenistic/Roman/later times, founded by Lysimachus, a successor of Alex the Great. And if I'm not missing something, the classical Ephesus, say of Heraclitus, lay a mile or two from this site closer to present-day town of Selcuk, more or less around Artemision but almost nothing remained. As for Apaša ("Apasha") from Hittite records, I'm inclined to believe that it was situated on a citadel above Selcuk where excavations were carried out the last time I was there. And there are also some remains of a Justinian's big church, one of the biggest ever, nearby, with a tomb allegedly of St. John the Apostle. But as I'm not a historian, I'd like to hear whether this makes sense at all, or not. Thanks.

[@RED-cy7ig]

Thanks for taking us along with you on the tour.

[@paulrichardspencer]

When I visited, the statues here were still on site 40:11 I'm glad they've been removed from a place where thousands of hands touch them on a regular basis and placed within an actual museum, however, that was 26 years ago and much of the site had yet to be excavated. This video has encouraged me to want to visit again to see it now it's progressed as far as it clearly has. Thanks for the video!

[@caodesignworks2407]

The board game on the floor reminds me of Parcheesi. Specifically the lots of pieces and the "star" in the circle in the middle of each line

[@fldon2306]

Great video! You guys did your homework! Visited in 2018; there is so much to see, yes, it takes hours, but so worth it. Near the “Inscriptions Museum” is a marble carving of a Staff and Serpent, the medical caduceus/symbol. Our guide stated carving was earliest know use of symbol for medical use. Also, “up top”, lots of clay pipes to bring in all the water for fountains, baths, plumbing. Thanks for showing the enclosed “houses” area; that was still being prepared when we visited. Want to go back to Türkiye!❤

[@larsstougaard7097]

Wood love that map in the beginning 😊

[@hayabusaTravels]

Visited Ephesus back in 2021 part of a motorcycle tour all around Türkiye.

[@FlyMeAirplane]

Another awesome video!

[@jaisuryabanerjee]

Superb as always.

[@Blue_22511]

It would be very significant to mention the etymology of the spectacular Greek word EPHESUS ❤

[@denizergun6325]

Why does the camera person shoot you all the time when you point a direction and explain things over there?

[@erict1917]

Fascinating.

[@Beery1962]

I went to Ephesus in 1984, but only because my bus broke down there on the way from Istanbul to Kusadasi. As a result, I didn't get to see all the ruins - only a few columns on the outskirts of the ancient city. Seeing this, it seems I missed a lot of great sites.

[@intractablemaskvpmGy]

A few years I watched a lecture either on the Penn archaeology channel or what was the Oriental Institute that discussed Cybele in depth and it was asserted that in regard to the statue's garland of globes it is grapes not breasts. I was surprised because since I was a child I thought those were breasts on that statue. But, no areolas! I think they would have been included if it were breasts. A sign of abundance

[@ShitterMcGavin]

Ive gotta say Doc, as much as Ive liked all the other Antiquity Guides, this one has been my favorite one yet. I really hope I get to go on one of your guided trips before something major happens and we can no longer travel in these areas. Safe travels to you all!

[@WorldofAntiquity]

Come to Egypt with us! adeptexpeditions.com/tours/egyptian-empire-egypt-tour/

[@larrygrimaldi1400]

@@WorldofAntiquity Do, when are you going to go if not now?

[@williamsullivan3967]

9:29 Props to your videographer for orchestrating this shot here. The long shadows of 8am, the Turkish flag 🇹🇷, Tess’s hair ablaze in the sunlight with the shadows on her left, it’s all very well done. Just wanted to shout this out as I continue watching!

[@tomzamp8547]

Another beautiful Turkish city with a lot of history

[@Bramble451]

Apasa was a major city, not a "coastal village". It was the capital city of Arzawa during the reign of Mursili II (late 14th century BCE), until Mursili defeated Arzawa and dismembered it. At that time, Apasa became the principal city of Mira, one of the rump states of Arzawa. (Although a rump state of Arzawa might have existed a bit longer before being incorporated into Mira.) Also, Madduwatta was much earlier, beginning his exploits in the reign of Tudhaliya II (late 15th century BCE). You must be attributing him to the reign of Tudhaliya IV, who was indeed one of the last generations of Hittite kings.

[@WorldofAntiquity]

Thank you for the correction.

[@platorocks842]

Great job guys. Unfortunately the last image of a topless David M is a sight that I’ll never unsee 😂

[@justinnamuco9096]

Great stuff. More of these, please.

[@Insectoid_]

Enjoy the wood 😂 love it

[@SherryAdcox]

Nice map

[@COZYFORREAL]

Im eating this videos up

[@rasaltpeso1466]

That cat chilling by the latrines at 24:05 🙂

[@TT3TT3]

Thanks!

[@lalayastill610]

i'm recornizing the pattern of that building. I think they used it in Assassin's Creed Origins, for the library of Alexandria

[@dennisquaid6509]

Great keep going

[@ghostagee5232]

Fun fact. RDC is the roughly the same size as Greenland.

[@faizanrana2998]

ancient phyrigians lydians , now COME ON LETS GO!!! AAAHAHAA I LOVE IT SO MUCH

[@gregorynixon2945]

Our hostess with her elegant beauty and graceful speech made this episode all that much more enjoyable.

[@nilkilnilkil]

Great ad !!! 😂

[@gollolocura]

The rules for the roman game you mention are on wikipedia. Should we trust them or are they just a loose reconstruction?

[@satanicmicrochipv5656]

When in Rome, do as the Vandals. .

[@ruzicaudovicic5802]

3:08 Revalation

[@yoyozen1]

Question and excuse my ignorance, how can a person burn a stone temple to the ground? I’m just confused. Please be kind in your response.

[@WorldofAntiquity]

The temples were not 100% stone. There was plenty of wood in them too.

[@richardpierce4680]

What is cat 1 at start of tour😊

[@Deipnosophist_the_Gastronomer]

22:50 First cat! 😉

[@Kivas_Fajo]

I think Ephe is very sus! ^^ Just---badly I might add---joking. ^^

[@LouisHansell]

@27:40...Lucretius dedicates his De Rerum Natura to Memmius

[@brooksmagruder6662]

Yes, SIDE means pomegranite-- but not in Greek, but Luwian/Hittite.

[@gregorynixon2945]

Such great-looking Greek-Turkish food. This vid left me so hungry!

[@ladeedaa]

He really said day cor 😂 (decor) not to mention enjoy the wood 😂 wtf is actually happening these days! I'm ☠️

[@nelloaun]

It says something about us when we have to state that the wood is natural.

[@jffryh]

Which projection type is your wood map

[@WorldofAntiquity]

3D Wooden Multicolor

[@jffryh]

@@WorldofAntiquity You know, I mean like mercater versus robinson

[@WorldofAntiquity]

@@jffryh Oh, it's mercator.

[@kacperwoch4368]

27:39 Gaius Memus

[@petertaysum8947]

Cleopatra 22:55

[@yvonnerogers6429]

👍🏻

[@1lbfarley]

In the museum on one of the "mother goddess" statues, was there a ring of astrological signs? I thought I recognized the ♏️???

[@user-jo6uo3tk3b]

Ернек йоз Мечтаю быть здесь❤❤❤❤😊😊😊на армянском...

[@GilTheDragon]

From what i understand the "breasts" of diana are meant as rows of amber beads

[@noneofyourbusiness4133]

I really just like your history stuff, not the travel guide things

[@gregorynixon2945]

Their Artemis is quite unlike the Artemis of ancient Greece.

[@DrAnac-qh5dc]

bg music is annoying and detracts from the video.

[@WorldofAntiquity]

I like it.

[@stewartlindsay2275]

That would be an ecumenical matter, Father.

[@raunchyrarebit]

Anyone ever visit the ancient Greek town of Upthebuttakus?

[@Breakfast_of_Champions]

How do you knock it out of the park like that, thank you!

[@georgehenry76]

I was listening as I cooked and realized how much like Trudaeu you sound. I’m conflicted now, hehe…

[@ElizabethDMadison]

That's unlikely to be true that the bulbous decorations on depictions of Artemis are breasts. No one knows what they are but no ancient sources said they were breasts. There is some reason to think that whatever they are is supposed to be attached to her garment. Oddly enough considering how huge of a thing it was, few details about the cult of Artemis have survived.

[@mrkps1986]

Why we always see many ancient buildings has no roofs.

[@elentz84]

Gravity

[@MossyMozart]

@@elentz84 - And weathering. And earthquakes (this country has them periodically).

[@GameCrafters11]

@@mrkps1986 there are many reasons. Some roofs were made with organical materials like wood, so with time they decomposed. Others were used as material for later constructions. The gravity and meteorological events like they have already said are important aspects too

[@omhrikos]

@@mrkps1986 Christians

[@karlkarlos3545]

because roofs need constant maintenance and fall down first if neglected?

[@jamesanonymous2343]

THIS GUY IS ON PILLS,,,,,,,,,,,,,JUST WATCH HIS MOVEMENTS !!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@THOUGHTCRIME_No1]

Interesting to see the locations, but unfortunately you stick to the old and very erroneous history model. All the places and ruins you visited here are not older than 600 - 700 years, at best. Many are probably much younger.

[@ClimateScepticSceptic-ub2rg]

The early Christians in Ephesus sound like the Taliban. Images destroyed, and women made second class citizens. BTW it is worth avoiding the tours to Ephesus offered at hotels anywhere within 100 miles of the place. Get there by bus or taxi under your own steam, buy an entrance ticket and find a local guide. Then you can spend as much timecthere as you like without having to be back in the tour coach after 3 hours or whatever. This will be a fraction of the tour price.

[@gregorynixon2945]

Your "maybes" with regard to the lineage of the Great Goddess are understandable for a critically-thinking scholar, but they are misguided for those linguists who've researched the continuity of her name. Robert Graves would certainly agree.

[@Stupidityindex]

In the XII century significant events take place, as described in the Gospels: the coming of Jesus Christ, his life and crucifixion, although the existing text of the Gospels was edited and most likely dates to the XIV-XV cc. In the mid XII century, in the year 1152, Jesus Christ is born. In secular Byzantine history he is known as Emperor Andronicus and St. Andrew the Apostle the First-Called in Russian history he was portrayed as the Great Prince Andrey Bogolyubsky. To be more specific, Andrey Bogolyubsky is a chronicler counterpart of Andronicus-Christ during his stay in Vladimir-Suzdal Rus’ of the XII century, where he spent most of his life. In fact, the Star of Bethlehem blazed in the middle of the XII century. This gives us an absolute astronomical dating of Christ’s Life. [ЦРС], ch.1. ‘Star of Bethlehem’ - is an explosion of a supernova, which at present is incorrectly dated to the middle of the XI century. The present-day Crab Nebula in the Taurus Constellation is the remnant of this explosion. Enigmatic timber scarcity in Late Antiquity and Early Middle Ages as first recognized by dender-pioneer Ernest Hollstein (1918-1988) "No sites exist anywhere with uninterrupted timber specimen from about 1000 CE backwards to Imperial Antiquity(1st-3rd c.). which is why the dendro-chronologies for Ancient Rome and, thereby the entire first millennium are in disarray. Since the very existence of the chronology periods without wood samples was never doubted by the researchers, nobody started to question our textbook chronology. Instead, out of stratigraphic context, scholars searched for wood samples in wells or moors to fill the irritating gaps. In addition, identical reign sequences were used twice in a row to gamer more years. Therefor, "all dendrochronological datings done on West Roman time wood is wrong by some unknown number of years"(") kzbin.info/www/bejne/mWmaZ5-Gj5KIkLc&ab_channel=PlanetAmnesia

[@secularsunshine9036]

*Join the Enlightenment, support Secular Humanism.* Hey that was fun, thanks.

[@Demane69]

Many of our greatest scientists were religious. They can still follow the scientific method. Feel free to be agnostic, just as I am, but never forget where the morals and ethics you believe in come from. Secular Humanism and Religion require faith in something more than the individual, so the end result is often the same. Fear Atheism and Egoism, or those are the true paths to social deconstruction.

[@exittomenu]

poor flute man at the end, i could read his mind "damn tourists are gonna scare off my customers" lol

[@chilledwalrus]

You seriously need to refer to Ephesians II 7:35-41.

[@TheDanEdwards]

"refer to Ephesians II 7:35-41."

[@chilledwalrus]

@@TheDanEdwards The second book of Ephesians.

[@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095]

_"I am... lidderaly..... deadrighnow!"_ Yeah, clearly brain dead. 🙄 {:o:O:}

[@JayCWhiteCloud]

The information in his videos is great, however if Dr. Miano's delivery is not to your liking, why watch and comment...???...Insults such as yours are indicative of someone that lacks maturity, especially when there is no constructive criticism of the content.

[@ansfridaeyowulfsdottir8095]

@@JayCWhiteCloud *_"Dr. Miano's delivery is not to your likely"_* What? Not to my _what?_ It wasn't Miano, it was some Valley girl,. Constructive feedback is not always droolingly positive. {:o:O:}

[@TheDanEdwards]

The story of Paul in Ephesus should be taken with a big grain of salt. The book of Acts is coming under increased scrutiny these days, for its many internal conflicts as well as conflicting with Paul's own letters. Acts was written in part by using Josephus, which puts Acts being written in the 2nd century.

[@WorldofAntiquity]

Josephus wrote in the first century.

[@tomrichardson1426]

What?? You don't have a globe? (sarcasim intended ;) )

[@MossyMozart]

No - A flat mapper. Ha! Ha! ^_^

[@70athens]

Everyone has to make money, but 3 or 4 double ads in 16 minutes it's too much. Going to avoid your channel for a while. Wish you the best 🎉

[@larrygrimaldi1400]

He has no control over ads or their timing, the KZbin computer controls it according to its algorithm. It's a 'mywayorthehighway' situation for anybody with a channel.

[@hh4826]

Okay bye 👋

[@faizanrana2998]

if you BELIEVE IN GRAHAM HANDCOCK THEN I WANT U OFF PROFESSOR MIANOS CHANNEL

[@karatemaster1144]

Lol. Keep believing in Fairy Tales my dude.

[@faizanrana2998]

@@karatemaster1144 ahahahaaaaaa dude. Graham Handcock really is a fairy tale

[@karatemaster1144]

@@faizanrana2998 Oh, I misread your original comment. I actually agree Graham Hancock is full of BS and I also want his fans off Prof. Miano's channel.

[@larrygrimaldi1400]

You left out the apostrophe.

[@faizanrana2998]

@@larrygrimaldi1400 PROFFESOR MIANO'S CHANNEL

[@dallasschaub6717]

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