| Ephesus Choronology |
| Before the Birth of Christ |
| 5th-3rd millennia | Oldest places of settlement in the area around Ephesus. |
| 2nd half of 14th century | King Mursilis II. of the Hittites beat Apasa, Myceanaean findings on the Ayasuluk Hill. |
| 11th century | Greeks came to Anatolia and called themselves Ionian. Androclus settled in Ephesus where the local peple Carian lived. |
| 9th century | Certain existence of the Sanctuary of Artemis. |
| 8th century | Cimmerian invasion. |
| 7th century | Lydians captured Ephesus. |
| Around 560 | Lydian Croesus gained influence in Ephesus : building of the arcaic shrine of Artemis, new layout of the city in the surrounding area. |
| Around 550 | Democracy introduced to Ephesians by Aristarchus of Athen. |
| 546 | The Median general Harpagus took the conrol of this region and Persian supremacy. |
| 466 | Ephesus joined the Attaic sea alliance. |
| 356 | Herostratus burned the Artemis Temple on the very night when Alexander the Great was born. |
| 334 | Alexander the Great liberated all Greek cities and gave priviledges to Ephesians building the new temple. |
| 319-281 | Ephesus changed its rulerseveral times during the Diadochian wars. The city was renamed as Arsinoeia by King Lysimachus and moved its new side between two mountains. |
| 281 | Death of Lysimachus. Ephesus under the rule of the Seleucids. |
| 133 | Attalus III bequeathed his kingdom to Romans. Establishment of the Province of Asia. |
| 89/88 | The Ephesians welcomed the king of Pontus, Mithridates VI Eupathor, as savior. 80,000 Romans were killed. |
| 84 | L. Cornelius Sulla held a trial of the people guilty in 88 BC. |
| 74 | First visit of M. Tullius Cicero to Ephesus. |
| 73 | L. Licinius Lucullus governor of Ephesus. |
| 41 | Mark Antony entered Ephesus with Cleopatra of Egypt. Arsinoe IV, Cleopatra’s sister, was murdered. |
| 29 | The geographer Strabo came in Ephesus. |
Ephesus Chronology