Ephesus declined as its port filled with silt from the Cayster River, leaving only a small lake where the harbor once was. In the 1800s, John Turtle Wood, initially in the Ottoman Empire to design ...

The ruins of Ephesus … astonishing ... A lively town strung along the banks of the Dalyan River, it’s known for its natural mud baths, Lycian rock tombs and sandy Aegean beach.

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Petra, carved into rose-red rock, mirrors Turkey’s Ephesus with its ancient grandeur ... complete with winding streets and meze plates. With a scenic river and a vibrant wine country backdrop ...

The citizens of Ephesus bestowed upon the Roman Antony the ... She approached Tarsus by sailing up the Cydnus River in a magnificent boat with a golden prow, purple sails, and silver oars.

PEREA (Trans-Jordan) - region "across" the Jordan river from Judea ... Cities of Revelation" (Rev 2-3); ancient center in Pergamum Ephesus - major Pauline missionary base in mid-50's (Eph ...

The Milesian School was based in Miletus and produced three great thinkers who were the pioneers of philosophy in ancient ...

The Sunday lectionary reading for this week, Easter 6 in Year C, is Acts 16.9–15. We are continuing in this season to focus ...

The revered nature writer asks ambitious questions in his latest work, written at a tipping point for the world’s climate.

North America's deepest gorge, Hells Canyon, which slithers along the border of Idaho and Oregon, is a surprisingly new ...

The River Styx at Oregon Caves National Monument and Preserve is the only underground stream included in the National Wild ...