The ancient city of Ephesus is one of the most important cultural and historical monuments in Turkey, which is located on the shores of the Aegean Sea. It was built in the tenth century BC by Greek colonists, and the city was at the time considered the most important Greek city and the most important trade center in the Mediterranean region. It was ruled by the Greek, Persian, Roman, Byzantine and Ottoman empires. Ephesus is famous for the Temple of Artemis (completed around 550 BC), which is classified as one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, and Artemis was the goddess of hunting, chastity, childbirth, and wild and sea animals. .