Temple of Artemis, Selçuk, İzmir, Aegean Region, Turkey, Asia
The Temple of Artemis or Artemision, also known less precisely as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to an ancient, local form of the goddess Artemis. It was located in Ephesus. It was completely rebuilt three times, and in its final form was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. By 401 AD it had been ruined or destroyed. Only foundations and fragments of the last temple remain at the site. The earliest version of the temple antedated the Ionic immigration by many years, and dates to the Bronze Age. Callimachus, in his Hymn to Artemis, attributed it to the Amazons. In the 7th century BC, it was destroyed by a flood. Its reconstruction, in more grandiose form, began around 550 BC, under the Cretan architect Chersiphron and his son Metagenes. The project was funded by Croesus of Lydia, and took 10 years to complete. This version of the temple was destroyed in 356 BC by Herostratus in an act of arson. The next, greatest and last form of the temple, funded by the Ephesians themselves, is described in Antipater of Sidon's list of the world's Seven Wonders. The Temple of Artemis was located near the ancient city of Ephesus, about 75 km south from the modern port city of İzmir, in Turkey. Today the site lies on the edge of the modern town of Selçuk. The sacred site (temenos) at Ephesus was far older than the Artemision itself. Pausanias was certain that it antedated the Ionic immigration by many years, being older even than the oracular shrine of Apollo at Didyma. He said that the pre-Ionic inhabitants of the city were Leleges and Lydians. Callimachus, in his Hymn to Artemis attributed the earliest temenos at Ephesus to the Amazons, whose worship he imagined already centered upon an image of Artemis, their matron goddess. Pausanias says that Pindar believed the temple's founding Amazons to have been involved with the siege at Athens. Tacitus also believed in the Amazon foundation, however Pausanias believed the temple predated the Amazons. Modern archaeology cannot confirm Callimachus's Amazons, but Pausanias's account of the site's antiquity seems well-founded. Before World War I, site excavations by David George Hogarth identified three successive temple buildings. Re-excavations in 1987-88 confirmed that the site was occupied as early as the Bronze Age, with a sequence of pottery finds that extend forward to Middle Geometric times, when a peripteral temple with a floor of hard-packed clay was constructed in the second half of the 8th century BC. The peripteral temple at Ephesus offers the earliest example of a peripteral type on the coast of Asia Minor, and perhaps the earliest Greek temple surrounded by colonnades anywhere.
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To the right of the road leading to Kusadasi can be seen the ruins of the Temple of Artemis (Diana), one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. Artemis, the virgin goddess of nature, and protectress of women in childbirth is mentioned in the Iliad with the phrase: Praise be to Artemis! She, who would water her horses at the reed-filled Meles river, then pass speedily through Smyrna on her golden chariot towards the vineyards of Coloros.
The mention of Smyrna in this description would suggest that the goddess Artemis is of Anatolian origin. At another point in his Iliad, Homer gives the birthplace of Artemis as Ortygie. Ortygie means quail in ancient Greek, and might also have been related to the Mount Nightingale (Bülbüldag) which was the site of the original city of Ephesus.
Furthermore, the Ephesians at one point had a resolution passed in the Roman senate stating that their place of origin was Ortygie, and Artemis their patron goddess. It is perhaps for this reason that the Ephesians erected such a magnificent temple to this goddess. Artemis is not, in fact, a word of Greek origin, but a derivative of artems, meaning untouched, or 'unspoiled' in an ancient local tongue.
In Ephesus, Artemis was considered as one and the same as Cybele, the goddess from whom the land of Anatolia is said to have been born. She is depicted as a multi breasted figure with many facets, and bears the model of a temple on her head, in the form of a crown. This triple-storeyed crown indicates that she is the protector of cities, while the crescent on her forehead indicates that she is the moon goddess. The breasts, at the same time, link her to the fertility cult. Artemis also bore the symbol of the bee, the emblem of Ephesus, which indicates that she is a unique product of Anatolian mythology. The ruined Artemision contained a total of 127 columns, the 36 façade columns being decorated with reliefs. It was 115 metres long, 55 metres wide and 18 metres high.
The earliest traces of the Artemision building date to the 7th century B.C. The original temple was destroyed by the Cimmerians, and was re-built during the 6th century B.C Destroyed once more during the reign of the mad king Herostratos in the year 356 B.C, Ephesus began to rebuild its cult centre on an even grander scale after that date. Alexander passed through Ephesus at about that time and learning that the temple had been destroyed and burnt down on his birthday, he expressed the Desire to assist with its re-construction.
He wished, the new temple to be dedicated to him. But the Ephesians could not assent to this and undertook the reconstruction of the temple without his aid. The new temple of Artemis measured 105 metres by 55 metres, and was 25 metres in height, covering an area 6000 square metres in all. Alexander extended the temenos to include an inhabitated area around the temple as part of the sacred compound. This sacred area was preserved through the rule of several different kings and governors, was expanded and finally abolished by the emperor Augustus. In 263 AD., the temple was sacked and destroyed during the invasion of the Goths.
The Statues of Artemis at the Ephesus Archaeological Museum, Selcuk, Turkey
The museum of Ephesus which is the home to the 'finds' from the nearby Ephesus Excavation site. Its best known exhibits are the statues of Artemis retrieved from the temple of the Goddess in Ephesus. It also is the home of the Agricultural Museum. Nearby is the site of the Byzantine Church of St John and the tomb of St John the Evangelist. Other tourist sites close by are the Port of Kusadasi, the House of St Mary, Ephesus and the 13th Century Isa Bey Mosque.
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An enormous temple to Artemis was built at Sardis in the fourth century B.C. The heart of the sanctuary was the temple building in which the statue of the goddess was placed. Around it was a sacred courtyard that was enclosed by a colonnade. Offerings were made on a large altar.
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About: Built to honor the Greek goddess, Artemis, the Temple at Ephesus was described as the most decadent and ornate of all of the 7 ancient wonders. Built on a hilltop in present-day Turkey, its construction took place not only once, but three times over the course of its existence. Destroyed each time by war or flooding, it was finally lost in 401 A.D. In its day, the temple would have been the pinnacle of society, and its engineering would have been unmatched.
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On The Go Tours: Turkey 2011: Temple of Artemis
Huseyin took the Turkey Unplugged Tour Group to the site of the The Temple of Artemis, one of the Seven Wonders of The Ancient World. It is situated at Ephesus (near the modern town of Selcuk, Turkey). Today only foundations and sculptural fragments of the latest of the the temples remain. Our guide also described the relevance of the site to John, the disciple, and Mary of Nazareth. Fascinating connection.
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Ephesus one of the largest archaeological sites of antiquity, Ephesus extends in the valley between the mountains and Panayır Bulbul. Ephesus was excavated during the time of the Ottoman Empire, the first inhabitants of these lands were the Carian second millennium BC but the city was the first XI century B.C. hand of the Ionians. With the Persian invasion of the sixth century BC, Ephesus step into the domain of the Achaemenid dynasty. continued until the arrival of Alexander the Great, after his death, Ephesus was transferred to the General Lysimachus. its golden age with the Romans would become one of the great cultural and economic centers of the East being the age of some of its most glorious buildings such as the Temple of Artemis, considered one of the seven wonders of the ancient world. The glory of Ephesus continued with the Christian era by step Ephesus St. Paul on several occasions to combat the cult of the Goddess Artemis ,, one of the Seven Churches of Revelation, was built in Ephesus. San Juan Evangelista chose this city to write his Gospel, while as Jesus had promised, took care of the Virgin Mary who lived in Ephesus until his death.
Éfeso una de las zonas arqueológicas más grandes de la antiguedad, la ciudad de Éfeso se extiende en el valle situado entre los montes de Bülbül y Panayır. Éfeso fue excavada durante la época del Imperio Otomano, los primeros en pobladores de estas tierras fueron Los carios, segundo milenio a.C. pero la primera ciudad fue el siglo XI a.C. de la mano de los jonios. Con la invasión persa del siglo VI a.C., Éfeso paso al dominio de la dinastía Aqueménida. continuado hasta la llegada de Alejandro Magno, tras su muerte Éfeso pasó a manos del general Lisímaco. su época dorada llegaría con los romanos convirtiéndose en uno de los grandes centros culturales y económicos de oriente siendo la época de algunas de sus más gloriosas edificaciones, como el Templo de Artemisa, considerado una de las siete maravillas del mundo antiguo. La gloria de Éfeso continuo con la época cristiana, por Éfeso paso San Pablo en varias ocasiones para combatir el culto a la Diosa Artemisa,, una de las Siete Iglesias del Apocalipsis, fue construida en Éfeso. San Juan Evangelista eligió esta ciudad para escribir su Evangelio, mientras que, como había prometido a Jesús, cuidaba de la Virgen María quien vivió en Éfeso hasta su muerte.
Эфес один из крупнейших археологических памятников древности, Эфес проходит в долине между горами и Panayır Бюль-Бюль. Эфес был раскопан во время Османской империи, первые жители этих земель были Карии втором тысячелетии до н.э. но город был первым XI века до Р. Х. рука ионийцев. С персидского вторжения в шестом веке до нашей эры, Эфес шаг в области династии Ахеменидов. продолжалось до прихода Александра Македонского, после его смерти, Эфес был переведен в Генеральной Лисимахом. его золотой век с римлянами бы стать одним из великих культурных и экономических центров Востока, являющихся возраст некоторых из своих самых славных зданий, таких как Храм Артемиды, который считается одним из семи чудес Эфес древнего мира..
Antik dönemin en büyük arkeolojik Efes'in biri, Efes dağlar ve Panayır Bülbül arasındaki vadide uzanmaktadır. Efes Osmanlı İmparatorluğu döneminde kazılmıştır, bu toprakların ilk sakinleri Karia ikinci binyıl vardı ama şehir ilk XI yüzyılda B.C. oldu İonlar eli. Altıncı yüzyılda, Ahameniş hanedanının alanı içine Efes adım Pers istilası ile. Büyük, ölümünden sonra, Efes Genel Lysimachus transfer oldu İskender'in gelişine kadar devam etti. Böyle Artemis Tapınağı olarak en görkemli binalarından bazıları yaşı olma Doğu'nun büyük bir kültürel ve ekonomik merkezlerinden biri haline gelecek Romalılar ile altın çağ, antik dünyanın yedi harikasından biri olarak kabul. Efes zafer Efes inşa edildi, Tanrıça Artemis ,, Vahiy Yedi Kiliseler biri kült mücadele için defalarca adım Efes St. Paul tarafından Hristiyanlık dönemine devam etti. İsa söz verdiği gibi, ölene kadar Efes'te yaşamış Meryem hallettim San Juan Evangelista, onun İncil'i yazmak için bu şehri seçti.
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Temple of Artemis Ephesus Turkey
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Temple Of Artemis
The Temple of Artemis or Artemision (Greek: Ἀρτεμίσιον; Turkish: Artemis Tapınağı) , was a Greek temple dedicated to an ancient, local form of the goddess Artemis. It was located in Ephesus (near the modern town of Selçuk in present-day Turkey). It was completely rebuilt twice, once after a devastating flood and three hundred years later after an act of arson, and in its final form was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. By 401 AD it had been ruined or destroyed. Only foundations and fragments of the last temple remain at the site.
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Wiki: The Temple of Artemis or Artemision , also known less precisely as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to an ancient, local form of the goddess Artemis. It was located in Ephesus . It was completely rebuilt three times, and in its final form was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. By 401 AD it had been ruined or destroyed. Only foundations and fragments of the last temple remain at the site.
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Temple of Artemis ~ 7th Wonder of the World
The Temple of Artemis or Artemision (Greek: Ἀρτεμίσιον; Turkish: Artemis Tapınağı), also known less precisely as the Temple of Diana, was a Greek temple dedicated to an ancient, local form of the goddess Artemis (associated with Diana, a Roman goddess). It was located in Ephesus (near the modern town of Selçuk in present-day Turkey). It was completely rebuilt twice, once after a devastating flood and three hundred years later after an act of arson, and in its final form was one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World. By 401 AD it had been ruined or destroyed. Only foundations and fragments of the last temple remain at the site.
The earliest version of the temple (a temenos) antedated the Ionic immigration by many years, and dates to the Bronze Age. Callimachus, in his Hymn to Artemis, attributed it to the Amazons. In the 7th century BC, it was destroyed by a flood. Its reconstruction, in more grandiose form, began around 550 BC, under Chersiphron, the Cretan architect, and his son Metagenes. The project was funded by Croesus of Lydia, and took 10 years to complete. This version of the temple was destroyed in 356 BC by Herostratus in an act of arson.
The next, greatest and last form of the temple, funded by the Ephesians themselves, is described in Antipater of Sidon's list of the world's Seven Wonders:
I have set eyes on the wall of lofty Babylon on which is a road for chariots, and the statue of Zeus by the Alpheus, and the hanging gardens, and the colossus of the Sun, and the huge labor of the high pyramids, and the vast tomb of Mausolus; but when I saw the house of Artemis that mounted to the clouds, those other marvels lost their brilliancy, and I said, Lo, apart from Olympus, the Sun never looked on aught so grand.
The Temple of Artemis was located near the ancient city of Ephesus, about 75 kilometres (47 mi) south from the modern port city of İzmir, in Turkey. Today the site lies on the edge of the modern town of Selçuk.
The sacred site (temenos) at Ephesus was far older than the Artemision itself. Pausanias was certain that it antedated the Ionic immigration by many years, being older even than the oracular shrine of Apollo at Didyma. He said that the pre-Ionic inhabitants of the city were Leleges and Lydians. Callimachus, in his Hymn to Artemis attributed the earliest temenos at Ephesus to the Amazons, whose worship he imagined already centered upon an image (bretas) of Artemis, their matron goddess. Pausanias says that Pindar believed the temple's founding Amazons to have been involved with the siege at Athens. Tacitus also believed in the Amazon foundation, however Pausanias believed the temple predated the Amazons.
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