Exploring historic Ephesus (Efes,Ἔφεσος, Ephesos), top sites

[@paularowe7651]

Thank you for this excellent tour. You are obviously very passionate.

[@VicStefanu]

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[@barbmccormick4760]

Thank you so much. Very much appreciated

[@VicStefanu]

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[@daisyflower4105]

That was fascinating! I went to Ephesus a few years ago. I wish you had been my guide! What a giant jig saw puzzle! Thank you for a great documentary.

[@VicStefanu]

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[@CraigFranklinmusic]

Excellent video. Thanks. I’ve never been to Turkey but would love to.

[@VicStefanu]

Thanks for watching! 😊😊😊Turkey is a lovely, and a very historic, country to visit..

[@MalteseKat]

Beautifully done. Walking and explaining what we are seeing. Very satisfying tour. Thanks a million.

[@VicStefanu]

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[@roamingalone5226]

WOW! now I want to go there. Thanks so much for sharing!

[@VicStefanu]

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[@benkao8975]

Beautiful insightful walk through of Ephesus! Thanks for all the information shared!

[@VicStefanu]

Glad you enjoyed it!

[@dotosmelucio]

Thank you for a wonderful experience with you at your tour

[@VicStefanu]

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[@iiimadmaniii]

Blowing my mind again man. I love how i go on a tour through the world with you every week.

[@VicStefanu]

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[@lalalee8499]

Thank you for this video. I know it was five years ago. I was there even longer ago. I was astounded and affected by this amazing historic island.❤❤❤

[@VicStefanu]

I agree, it’s a great place to visit, thank you for watching!! 😊😊😊

[@stephensonism]

Thank you Vic, it was a wonderful tour! It brought back many fond memories. Especially seeing St. John(s) resting place, and St. Mary(s) home, where St. John cared for her, in her & his, remaining years.

[@VicStefanu]

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[@valentinamalinova737]

Thank you a lot 💓!

[@VicStefanu]

Hi Valentina, thanks for visiting! 😊😊😊

[@karenkennis9405]

Thank you for this tour. I feel your pain and frustration, with some effort of reconstruction it would be amazing to get a glimpse and experience life in Ephesus 2000 yrs ago.

[@VicStefanu]

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[@christrinder1255]

I live in Kusadasi on a boat in the marina in the late 1980’s and visited Ephesus privately, not on tours and spent quite a few hours there, so thank you for taking me back again on your informative tour video

[@VicStefanu]

Hi Chris, thank you for your comments!

[@1Ma9iN8tive]

Thank you for sharing this video. It brought back many great memories. I was there in 2001 a month before 9/11. How the world changed after that. Ephesus is still an amazing ancient site. One the top 100 ancient city sites to visit in life. The library was my favourite part.

[@VicStefanu]

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[@2msvalkyrie529]

Brilliant ! Vic...I hope you are well .? You look like an ancient Greek or Trojan warrior ! Hector ...or Achilles..!!

[@VicStefanu]

lol... I prefer Achilles!! Thanks for visiting! 😊😊😊

[@ravinroyer]

Fantastic coverage, thanks for the video

[@VicStefanu]

Thanks for watching!!

[@gottaloveit66]

Superb video Vic,one of your best. I was in Ephesus 4 years ago and was astounded at its splendour,plus the real feel of what everyday life was like for ordinary citizens of so many centuries past. Thank you mate! Al from Western Australia 😊

[@VicStefanu]

Hi Al, thank you for your wonderful comments!!

[@manoy1925]

Been there in October 2017, and was overwhelmed by its historical significance, in particular knowing that Paul preached Christianity there. Thanks for the tour, there are places that we were not able to see but you provided those gaps.

[@VicStefanu]

Hi Alex, thank you for your comments and for viewing my videos!

[@lalalee8499]

When I was there We were told as women, we had to wear long sleeve shirts and long pants (as per respect for the culture) which I was absolutely respectful of. It’s interesting now I see in your video people (women) wearing short sleeve shirts and shorts. Personally I liked it better before they started to reconstruct it. It was definitely more authentic before. There were chariot lines in bedded on the roads from thousands of years ago. Watching it on a video and actually being there and touching the ground, is a whole other experience. But again I thank you for sharing this video so I can relive this life altering experience.🙏🙏

[@VicStefanu]

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[@melihy9658]

Probably there was a visit to Virgin Marys house in your tour program. It is a church and a Christian shrine. It is not mandatory but expected to wear long sleeves etc. For Ephesus ruins or any other non religious place there is no dress code.

[@ugur4511]

Ephesus is truly magnificent. The Turks made a lot of progress in archeology. In countries such as Italy, Greece, Morocco, Algeria, mosaics are not protected and the mosaics are damaged by rain water and bad weather conditions. The Turks, on the other hand, covered the terrace houses in Ephesus with constructions and made sections for visitors . This is amazing indeed. The whole world should thank the Turks for protecting the archaeological artifacts.

[@VicStefanu]

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[@S0ld1erH3lly]

It's been a few years since I visited Ephesus but I distinctly remember them saying that the existing tour was a mile long and they still had a lot more to uncover. Very exciting stuff. The Temple of Artemis is also a really interesting location.

[@VicStefanu]

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[@alibee1978]

Watched a few on Ephesus but this is the best . Great video 👌🏻🇬🇧🇮🇪

[@maysusanbedural9960]

Wonderful to be with you virtually on your tour, terrific sites of a terrific history.. Imagine marble roads.. I would have loved to see the site where Temple of Artemis or Diana used to stand, I understand only 1 pillar remains of the 150 there, and already incomplete, with the grounds swamped previously now only a vacant lot... Still I would like to see the location in correlation with the other structures..thanks for tour..

[@VicStefanu]

Wow, thank you!

[@VicStefanu]

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[@christrinder1255]

I was privileged to see Joan Baez in concert as part of the Selcuk festival in 1988, and can confirm the acoustics are fantastic 👍😊

[@VicStefanu]

Thank you!

[@nancyjorgensen7253]

We visited for the first time October 2023, toured during the day and had dinner at night in front of the library. What a day!

[@VicStefanu]

What an unforgettable experience.. Thank you for your comments!!

[@anotherblonde]

Excellent tour Vic. Enjoyed your informative descriptions and that you captured the full essence of the life and times. Saw granite, basalt, red granite, marble, as well as caste concrete, and various periods of brickwork. Did not see any keystone cuts, to lift stones using a Lewis lift (demonstrated in the Roman Museum at Bath) also used in antiquity by many cultures world wide. I guess from how people were dressed it was not mid summer, but congratulate you on your staying power at such a large site.

[@VicStefanu]

Interesting... No, I did not see any keystone cuts where the lewisson could have been used at... I was there for 4 hours on a very hot day, as I have often said, History is a demanding passion, thank you for your comments!!

[@LL-sq8se]

I love this one so much ! Your documentarys are so worthwhile..With something for everyone ! Breathtakingly beautiful and facinating! I have a vivid imagination and have been thinking of how life must have been back then..Thank you as usual for the marvelous sights of ancient times!👍♥️🤝

[@VicStefanu]

Thanks to you, I viewed this video of mine once more.. Thank you for your wonderful comments!!

[@Artificial_sanity]

Incredible footage. Thank you so much!!!

[@VicStefanu]

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[@nathanhunter8740]

Great video Vic, thanks for sharing.

[@VicStefanu]

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[@tonyshortland8812]

Hi Vic, thanks for this lovely film, and your enthusiasm. I was there last month, and was surprised by the amount of monolithic material, just laying around, with seemingly no contexts. Some of the standing pillars are missmatched, making me wander who makes the decisions? Best wishes

[@VicStefanu]

Hello and thank you for your comments!! 😊😊😊 As you saw and realised, ancient Greek sites located in today's Turkey are largely ignored and no money is spent - whatsoever - to rebuild them. Items are scattered all around and no effort has ever been made to provide the visitor with an idea of the actual layout, I have seen the same thing repeated over and over everywhere in Turkey.........

[@Truths_Sayer]

I love Efes. It's not far from my soon to be home. Thank you for the great narration.

[@VicStefanu]

You are most welcome! 👍👍👍

[@ginad3655]

thank you for the amazing tour!

[@VicStefanu]

Hi Gina, thank you for your wonderful comments!!

[@qblackbird]

Thank you Vic. Your documentary is very informative for my Bible studies. God bless you and continue the good work.

[@VicStefanu]

I am glad you enjoyed the video!! 👍👍👍

[@kennedykiser557]

Hello 👋 Vic Always Enjoy you're videos. Do wish I could travel around the globe as you do & take in all the different people & lifestyles. Thank You I subscribed to your channel as well as 👍liked the video too!

[@VicStefanu]

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[@kennedykiser557]

Vic Stefanu - World Travels and Adventures You are most welcome Vic. ☺

[@ferrykar9819]

Planning to go there in Sep 2018. Your video clip is very, very useful as a guidance before my trip there. Thanks a lot , Vic!👍

[@VicStefanu]

Thank you for your comments!!! Have a great time!!

[@christrinder1255]

Ephesus is such an enormous city it would take many more years to reconstruct it. As I understand it the original archeological excavations weren’t undertaken by Turkish Nationals but by Europeans, British and Germans, so I think the criticism should be directed there, as they weren’t Turkish archeologists at that time. Turkey has so many archeological sites that when they are discovered they are responsibly reburying them , until the time and finance can be found to do proper excavations.

[@VicStefanu]

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[@alirezamohammadinezhad9112]

Your adventures are awesome! Thanks alot

[@VicStefanu]

Thank you for your comments my friend!!

[@EgoEimai]

Amazing Vic, just amazing! Thank you for this trip!

[@VicStefanu]

Thank you my friend! Ευχαριστω απο την Πατμο!

[@EgoEimai]

Να περάσετε ωραία !! Αναμένουμε πάλι ένα όμορφο βίντεο !

[@salem8753]

Hi Vic!Thanks once more for this great video!!We appreciate your efforts and time!The narration of this video was superb and historically very accurate.Thanks again!!!

[@VicStefanu]

Thank you for your wonderful comments my friend!!

[@2msvalkyrie529]

Yes! Turkey is the most amazing place / people / food / history and Culture ! Everyone should visit !! They are having difficult times at moment so Visitors can really help the economy !!

[@genefoose3835]

Awesome video showing these wonderful Hellenistic remains. Wife and I were there several years ago while on a tour and never had the time to really explore the city so your video was very informative and gave me an opportunity to really take everything in.

[@VicStefanu]

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[@georgiosgemislordanou5338]

well done Vic! Thank you for your lonely presentation of ancient Ephesus.

[@VicStefanu]

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[@reyvillahermosa]

Thank you for the great tour.

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[@KiwiGirlnCo]

Amazing video. Thank you

[@VicStefanu]

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[@brightm1179]

Awesome!

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[@b17bookie]

Thanks for the field trip. Wow

[@VicStefanu]

Thank you my friend!!

[@charlottenasise5105]

There is so much more to see in Ephesus.

[@VicStefanu]

It is a vast place, I agree... I tried to show the highlights here..

[@Mrbrbusby]

Brilliant brilliant and bravo. You voice betrays the amazement at the grandeur one must have felt upon seeing Ephesus and Pergamum for the first time. One can only feel at first a deep disdain and then.a complete contempt for the Christians and their putrid religion which thrust the Hellenes and Europa right into the dark ages. Would that only more of them had been fed to the lions. .If there was a culture as enlightened as the Greeks and their forebears the Egyptians, surely it must be in another planet. Io Evohe #Hecate

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[@Mrbrbusby]

Vic Stefanu - World Travels and Adventures Thank you Sir I have subscribed. Always have faith in the Agathos Daimones who has promised to protect all those faithful to the words of Plato in the last hours of the Christian heresy. Take refuge in saying the Salve Agathos, “Salve Agathos. Largitor Opum. Nomine Famae et Gloriae”. Read about the Protector Demon of the Hellenes in Greek Magical Papyri and the Hermetica. Long Life and Prosperity to all students of Pythagoras and Plato. Hail to Eternal 🇬🇷

[@VicStefanu]

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[@samono7726]

WOW! Amazing guide! Question; I see that the toilet isn't private! What if you had to do a no.2?

[@VicStefanu]

lol... it was a different world back then... no privacy for such things..

[@davisurdaneta1426]

Hi Vic, I am planning to do a short trip to Ephesus during my visit in Istanbul. How much time do i need to spend in Ephesus to appreciate the places you've shown on this vlog? Thank you. Davis

[@VicStefanu]

Plan to be physically inside the site for at least 2 hours, 3 hours would be ok... Have fun!!

[@davisurdaneta1426]

@@VicStefanu Thanks a lot! Cheers!

[@patdossenko1820]

thank you.

[@VicStefanu]

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[@Raffanroll]

Thanks for keeping your camera running Vic & showing us the historical city of Ephesus. Turks don't appear to like Greeks very much I guess. They need to stop all the denial and rebuild this beautiful place! Hopefully they will do this one day. Like you say in the video Vic, just imagine what it would be like now if it had of been rebuilt... Indeed, it would be truly wonderful & magnificent place to visit! Thank god the Greeks do exist. The world would be a poorer and somewhat different world without them - no doubt about it!!! Thank you.

[@VicStefanu]

Thank you for your wonderful comments my friend!

[@travelleryildirim3013]

When the Greeks dont broke all the Historical places in Greece than they have same nice Ancient City's too but they are not like the Turks and let all Ruins broken and broke all Turkish historical Buildings and Mosques too... The Turks make it better and rebuilt all places not important from wich time ;) The Greeks must not forget that in the places from the time at Hellenic Civilisations live before the Greeks came also peoples what speak their own Language ( not Greek)and the Greeks have assimilated they and Kill they and built City ower their Citys ;) The Greeks think every time they built everything but they forget that before they colonised Anatolia there are living other Cultures and Civilisations ( Not Greeks) The Greeks have colonised all and Kill they but when the Turks make the Same with they they will cry all the centurys :))) Not important.... now the Greeks are so much Poor that they must firstly now Cry for Money that they can have something to eat from European Comunity ;) They have no Money for Ancient City's but the Turks restorated and make it Great again and that my Greeks please dont forget !! Never will Greek again Big than before because the Turks are now there !

[@zwigoma2]

+ Vic Stefanu, I'm thinking you should be a sports coach mate, everytime you say '' LETS DO IT !'' it snap's something in me and i think, YES ! indeed, l want to go do it, whatever it is. I think it's called passion.I'm very much the same.

[@VicStefanu]

lol.. Thank you for your wonderful comments my friend, you will not believe how many (all positive) messages I have received about my 'LET'S DO IT'!!

[@scott49140]

what was the certain block that you showed around the 16:38 mark, the one you mentioned if your a historian you will recognise it, was there something special about that particular block many thanks?

[@VicStefanu]

Good catch! It is form the Roman Forum and in Greek it identifies the store of a craftsman (see the second line, it says TEKTON - ΤΕΚΤΩΝ in Greek)

[@contemporarymale]

When I visited last fall, it was covered in sea shells, from the limestone?

[@VicStefanu]

You must have walked towards the old harbor, which is now all silted up..

[@contemporarymale]

Vic Stefanu - Amazing World Videos no I was at the top of the great amphitheater where you were filming, also in one of the ruins of a water temple. They’re tiny, and looked to be coming from the limestone from erosion.

[@VicStefanu]

@@contemporarymale Interesting.. This would mean that the whole area was submerged under the sea millions of years ago... same thing can be seen all over Greece along the coastal locations..

[@arasmaulan8010]

Im from kurdistan love your channel

[@VicStefanu]

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[@arasmaulan8010]

@@VicStefanu tanks hope u come to kurdistan region

[@raincloud6963]

ataahua beautiful

[@VicStefanu]

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[@KahalealiiTedIshikawa]

Ephesus Antique Theater: goo.gl/maps/URSiomPhb942

[@christrinder1255]

As you could read the Greek it’s a shame you don’t tell us more what the stone slabs of the Agora said

[@VicStefanu]

Yes, I should have done so on the video... sorry..

[@klitoschatzitheoklitos2323]

Some characteristic : 13.15 3rd line : ΕΦΕΣΙΩΝ ΠΟΛΙΣ (the city of Ephesians), 4th line : ΨΗΦΙΣΜΑ (edict) 17.32 : Η ΒΟΥΛΗ ΚΑΙ Ο ΔΗΜΟΣ (the Parliament and the assembly of the citizens - cf. SENATUS POPULUSQUE ROMANUS, and indeed roman names follow : Gaius Julius Cele…) 52.16 the last line says that someone ΩΡΟΛΟΓΙΟΝ ΑΝΕΘΗΚΕ i.e. dedicated a clock !

[@pickacard4474]

my heart can't handle that we lost those places by turks !!

[@VicStefanu]

I know what you mean....

[@pickacard4474]

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[@anthonybarnes2355]

Long aqueduct . It was just as dry then as it is now .

[@VicStefanu]

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[@r.karanfiloska]

,,grik leters,, toa e KOINE azbuka na baza na makedonskoto pismo sto go napravil Aleksandar Makedonski za vojni potrebi

[@VicStefanu]

Ne sŭm mnogo siguren otkŭde cherpite istoriyata si.... Grŭtskiyat ezik e sŭshtestvuval stotitsi godini predi makedontsite da go adaptirat...

[@Nik1985_]

ΕΛΛΆΔΑ GREEK HELLAS 💙💙💙💙🕆🕆💙

[@VicStefanu]

Ευχαριστω παρα πολυ!

[@AP-qs2gx]

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[@r.karanfiloska]

Efes postoel uste od vremero na Persija, site ovie gradbi ne gi gradele Ahajcite, i ve molam ne narekuvajte gi helenik zatoa sto Ahajcite nemale svoite da gi obnovat primer partenonot vo Atina posle vojnite ne go obnovile, vo posledno vreme ako zaprimetuvate se stanuva rimsko i grcko mnogu mnogu interesno…

[@VicStefanu]

Efes e postroen ot gŭrtsite okolo 1100 g. pr.n.e. Lidiĭtsite (persite) ne pristigat v Efes do okolo 700 g. pr.n.e., 400 godini sled gŭrtsite...

[@r.karanfiloska]

Persija bila mnogu jaka i bogata zemja koja gi napagala i makedoncite i atinjanite zosto tie i bile najblisk granica, na nivna teritorija da izgradi takov grad kako efes nekoja zemja koja e naprijatel ne bilo mozno, stalno bile vo vojna, kakva laga e ova?

[@VicStefanu]

@@r.karanfiloska Zbunjeni ste oko povijesti...

[@Peterkonto]

All this beautiful ancient architecture built by the ancient Greeks and Roman's left to a bunch of mongolian Turks..

[@v146824]

I love the little subtle jabs at the turks hahha

[@VicStefanu]

Hello, thank you for your comments!! 👍👍👍

[@sonatfisek1657]

After watching your video, I am sorry to see that you hate Turks ( still) and you try to manupulate people. Talking about history needs to have an objective look, which you don,t have. I am a professional tour guide of Turkish Ministry of Tourism. When we inform our gıests like you ( please do not forget you are a guest in this country) We talk about every civilization that has shared those beautiful land of Anatolia. Not only Greeks, but many other owners of this land. So please stop the racism deep down inside you, and be our guest any time. Just let me know if you need an objective and open minded guide.

[@1517the_year]

Criticism of a country is not disrespectful and we're not real "guests" if we're not allowed to do so. It's not just history. The haggia Sophia is prime example of this. I still hope to visit your country some day.