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Ephesus & Smyrna |
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Temple of Artemis - one of the 7 Wonders of the Ancient World |
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The streets of Ephesus teamed with 250,000 people. |
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First century churches were house churches - ruins of the homes that would have been used for the meetings of early Christians |
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The Marketplace in lower Ephesus where the silversmiths sold statues of Artemis. See Acts 19 |
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St John's Basillica - built in 528 AD using plunder from the ruins of Ephesus and the Temple of Artemis. Tradition holds this is the location of the tomb of John the Apostle. |
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The Theater in Ephesus where the mob assembled in an unlawful assembly in Acts 19. |
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The Agora (marketplace) in Smyrna (modern Izmir). The site is being excavated and restored |
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Polycarp, Bishop of Smyrna, was martryed in the stadium of the city in 155 AD when he refused to renounce Christ. "How can I blaspheme my King who saved me?" |
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