Because they did not like being ruled and lived in the new Ephesus that is located around the area of Artemision. Since the detailed excavations have not as yet been completed, apart from the Artemision, the remains of that age haven’t been revealed. Later, Ephesus was dominated by Persians. As Ephesians did not join the "Ionian Rebellion" against Persians, the city was saved from destruction. The rebellion resulted in the loss of Persian.

Alexander the Great won Persians and the Ionian cities got their independence in the year of 334. Ephesus was in great prosperity during the times of Alexander the Great. Until the arrival of Alexander the Great, Ephesus consisted of two governing systems, democratic and oligarchic. But the oligarchic system was violated with the coming of a new ruler, and a rebellion existed in Ephesus. The Temple of Artemision was burnt and destroyed by the supporters of oligarchy in 356BC. As the temple became unusable, Alexander the Great proposed to repair it. . But the Ephesians delicately refused for the reason that "A God can not build a temple for a God." An Ephesian architect, Dinocrates restored the The Temple of Artemision .

After the death of Alexander the Great, Ephesus was ruled by the general, Lysimakhos, in 287 BC. Lysimakhos decided to change the prior location of Ephesus to further west, due to the destruction of the port by...       Click here to continue >>>