The best time of year would be March/April. Weather will be pleasant enough to have a day out and it will be much emptier. And as a bonus cheaper flights/hotels.
I am literally the same age as Ben and had the exact same experience as him. FF8 was my first FF and I received it for my birthday in 2000, right before my birthday. So I was 11 turning 12. I had also only played non-rpgs beforehand. My mom bought me the game and I played it ALL night with my buddies. It blew my mind, from the opening cutscene to the experience getting you stronger, to literally everything. I also felt like crying when it was over and it touched me like no other game has since. The GFs, music, ambiguous ending, minigames, characters…it is a truly special game that has impacted my life tremendously.
A most impressive place. I was there about 5 years ago. I loved your term "maelstrom of tourists". I could not have come up with a more apt description! I remember the "first ad" for a business carved in stone. An ad for a brothel I believe. Or at least, that is my memory. It was very interesting to walk the streets where Cleopatra and Marc Anthony may have walked. It would have been a lot of fun to visit it with someone with your expertise.
When i went, i could not decide between Ephesus or Pergamon...So i did both. Ephesus is beautiful, but the landscape of Pergamon took my breath away. Both recommended. 😊🙏
Lysimachos was certainly a general of Alexander the Great, but he was unlikely to have been so at the *beginning* of the 4thC BC, as neither he nor Alexander were born yet. Did you early 3rdC BC? (I'm guessing it has to be between Ipsus and his death to Seleukos?)
Good luck, Googling "inscriptions in Ephesus" brings up this little tid bit of information, "approximately 7000 stone inscriptions and 1500 graffiti and dipinti have been found in Ephesus to date", so again, good luck.
Death of Arsinoe...sister of Cleopatra.....mentioned at 5:30 in the video. She was ordered to be killed by Mark Anthony in 41 BC, Cleopatra's lover. The elimination of possible political rivals. She was 22 years old.
In its' prime Ephesus was most extraordinary. It ebbed away bc the harbor silted over. We should think about this death in terms of our modern day climate challenge, sea-level rise.
The tourist guide told us that Paul preached from the steps of the library. But I suspect she may have been pandering to the Americans who tend to be far more religious than other westerners.
I LOVED Ephesus! That marble main street, unbelievable!! The terrace houses, incredible! I had no idea how awesome Ephesus would be. We were there in April of 2016.
I am interested in your pronunciation of "agora." You pronounce the final "a" with the "a" of "father" while the dictionaries I consulted on line (American Heritage, Websters, Oxford) and the linked sound files reduce it to a schwa (the "a" of "about"). Does your pronunciation reflect the underlying Greek root?
I am afraid I don't know about the Greek pronunciation, but agora is an Italian word too, and I have always heard it pronounced like in this video (apart the pronunciation of the r consonant, which is perfectly understandable but impossible to pronounce correctly for all non-native speakers, being the hardest r in European languages). In Italian the accent is on the last a (thus in dictionaries , and in Italian Wikipedia, it is written as agorà).
No he didn't. There is nothing in the gospels even vaguely hinting that he ever left Palestine, except for the dodgy hint about going to Egypt as an infant, although that may have been added centuries after the original texts. But lots of countries have traditions about Jesus visiting after his resurrection. One religion based on that survives, the British Israelites believe that he somehow visited the province of Britannia, so they literally believe that "God is an Englishman".
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"by that period, the street was lit at night"
hell yeah
I was there in September. It was jam packed. It was nice to escape into the terrace houses, where the crowd wasn't so bad.
The best time of year would be March/April. Weather will be pleasant enough to have a day out and it will be much emptier. And as a bonus cheaper flights/hotels.
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"at the very heart of the tourist maelstrom" made me laugh out loud
I am literally the same age as Ben and had the exact same experience as him. FF8 was my first FF and I received it for my birthday in 2000, right before my birthday. So I was 11 turning 12.
I had also only played non-rpgs beforehand. My mom bought me the game and I played it ALL night with my buddies. It blew my mind, from the opening cutscene to the experience getting you stronger, to literally everything.
I also felt like crying when it was over and it touched me like no other game has since.
The GFs, music, ambiguous ending, minigames, characters…it is a truly special game that has impacted my life tremendously.
Returning there this upcoming summer. I love it.
A most impressive place. I was there about 5 years ago. I loved your term "maelstrom of tourists". I could not have come up with a more apt description! I remember the "first ad" for a business carved in stone. An ad for a brothel I believe. Or at least, that is my memory. It was very interesting to walk the streets where Cleopatra and Marc Anthony may have walked. It would have been a lot of fun to visit it with someone with your expertise.
Thanks!
Deeply appreciated, as always!
When i went, i could not decide between Ephesus or Pergamon...So i did both. Ephesus is beautiful, but the landscape of Pergamon took my breath away. Both recommended. 😊🙏
Lysimachos was certainly a general of Alexander the Great, but he was unlikely to have been so at the *beginning* of the 4thC BC, as neither he nor Alexander were born yet. Did you early 3rdC BC? (I'm guessing it has to be between Ipsus and his death to Seleukos?)
I hope to get back there, it’s been 49 years!
7:46 Such a detailed and engaging exploration - I learned so much! 🧠👏
Fantastic ❤
This is great stuff
Awesome video - thank you!
Super interesting!
And when they heard these sayings, they were full of wrath, and cried out, saying, Great is Diana of the Ephesians.
I love this! 🙂
Anyone have any idea where I can find what that large block has written on it? Around the 3:00 mark.
Good luck, Googling "inscriptions in Ephesus" brings up this little tid bit of information, "approximately 7000 stone inscriptions and 1500 graffiti and dipinti have been found in Ephesus to date", so again, good luck.
Death of Arsinoe...sister of Cleopatra.....mentioned at 5:30 in the video.
She was ordered to be killed by Mark Anthony in 41 BC, Cleopatra's lover.
The elimination of possible political rivals.
She was 22 years old.
Glad to be this early, great video😁
Thanks for this and the link to the tour. In Istanbul, I'd highly recommend the military museum with the 'Mehter' Janissary Band performance.
In its' prime Ephesus was most extraordinary. It ebbed away bc the harbor silted over. We should think about this death in terms of our modern day climate challenge, sea-level rise.
Even the most careful and beautiful creations can and will fall.
What a fascinating place! 🌺
To think, Saul/Apostle Paul once walked there.
The riot started by the silversmith Demetrius occurred in the theater.
The tourist guide told us that Paul preached from the steps of the library. But I suspect she may have been pandering to the Americans who tend to be far more religious than other westerners.
We visited two years ago, what a magnificent place. Thank you for your tour, it really highlights the places we saw in person.
Are the crowds visible in the video due to the frequency and size of Mediterranean cruise ships docking nearby?
Yes
I used to live near the that area and visited there a few times. Walking on that stone main road was a fantastic feeling.
It's like I'm actually there!
A souvenir for all members of the Toldinstone Turkey expedition! I recorded this a week after our group visit.
Hired a guide when I was there. Didn’t get a fraction of the info that Garrett shared in this video.
I LOVED Ephesus! That marble main street, unbelievable!! The terrace houses, incredible! I had no idea how awesome Ephesus would be. We were there in April of 2016.
I am interested in your pronunciation of "agora." You pronounce the final "a" with the "a" of "father" while the dictionaries I consulted on line (American Heritage, Websters, Oxford) and the linked sound files reduce it to a schwa (the "a" of "about"). Does your pronunciation reflect the underlying Greek root?
I am afraid I don't know about the Greek pronunciation, but agora is an Italian word too, and I have always heard it pronounced like in this video (apart the pronunciation of the r consonant, which is perfectly understandable but impossible to pronounce correctly for all non-native speakers, being the hardest r in European languages). In Italian the accent is on the last a (thus in dictionaries , and in Italian Wikipedia, it is written as agorà).
No remains of the Temple of Artemis?
Very few, unfortunately. I made a separate video (stay tuned) about the temple.
@@scenicroutestothepast Thank you, Doc. I really enjoy your content and insightful commentary.
very informative! you would be a good guide, even though most people probably won't understand what you're saying.
Nice to see this again. I was there once in '92.
Acts 19:28 "Great is Artemis of the Ephesians!"
Diana
Wish I could do what you do
I'd love to visit. Shame it's not possible to do so.
Posted 10 mini ago? I'm 10 minutes late!
📜 AUTHENTIC EPHESIANS CHURCH IN THE BIBLE
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Agora or agorA?
:)
Our Lord Christ visited Ephesus.
No he didn't. There is nothing in the gospels even vaguely hinting that he ever left Palestine, except for the dodgy hint about going to Egypt as an infant, although that may have been added centuries after the original texts. But lots of countries have traditions about Jesus visiting after his resurrection. One religion based on that survives, the British Israelites believe that he somehow visited the province of Britannia, so they literally believe that "God is an Englishman".
You are the man Garrett