According to the old legends, Ephesus was founded by the female warriors known as the Amazons. The name of the city is thought to have been derived from APASAS, the name of a city in the KINGDOM OF ARZAWA meaning the city of the Mother Goddess. Carians and Lelegians are to be have been among the citys first inhabitants. Ionian migrations are said to have begun in around 1200 B.C. According to legend, the city was founded for the second time by Androclus, the son of Codrus, king of Athens, on the shore at the point where the CAYSTER (Küçük Menderes) empties into the sea, a location to which they had been guided by a fish and a wild boar on the advice of the soothsayersThe region was devastated during the Cimmerian invasion at the beginning of the 7th century B.C. Under the rule of the Lydian kings.. Under the donination of Roman Empire, Ephesus remarkably thrived in porsperity which was parly stemming from ist commercial clout. The historian Aristio describes Ephesus as being recognised by all the inhabitants of the region as the most important trading centre in Asia. It was also the leading political and intellectual centre, with the second school of philosophy in the Aegean. Moreveri the cult of Artemis which sprang from Ephesus and blossomed to an apex of worship added much to the privileged status of the city.. Ephesus known to be one of the most well-preserved antique cities in Turkey is highly remarkable with its impressive Celcius Library, marble roads, Roman Baths, temples and fountains.. Namely these parts and sections are: Kuretes Street, The Basilica, The Agora, Hadrian Gate, Temple of Domitian, Baths of Varius, Celcius Library, The latrine.

Ephesus archeological museum is one of the most prominent musuems of Turkey with its rich display of artifcats and priceless collections. The museum embodies the Hall of Tombs, The Hall of Fountains, The Hall of Artemis, The Hall of Emperor Cult, and the The Hall of Hilside Houses.