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Izmir was established at least 5000 years ago.
• Epic poet Homer”(9th century B.C), the author of “the
Iliad and the Odyssey” was born in Izmir.
• Three of the “Seven Churches” which were mentioned
in Bible are in Izmir.
• One of the Seven Wonders of the antiquity, Temple
of Artemis is at Ephesus.
• The symbol of the ancient city of Izmir was a lion’s
head.•
Parchment paper was first invented in Pergamon.
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The Phokaians built 50- oared boats carrying 500 passengers.
• Phokaians established colonies in the western Mediterranean
such as “Velia” in Italy, “Ampurias” in Spain and “Marseilles”
in France.
• The earliest temple dedicated to the goddess Athena
was constructed in Izmir.
• Izmir was mentioned by famous historian Heredos as”
the city under the most sublime blue sky and on the
remarkable climate”.
• Alexander the Great was told by Aristo, the philosopher
like the following “ If you do not see Smyrna you remain
lacking”.
• Xenophanes, philosopher and poet of Colophon lived
in the 6th century B.C.
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The famous philosopher Heraclitus(540-480 B.C) lived
in Ephesus.
• The famous philosopher Anaxagoras (500-428 B.C) lived
in Clazomenae.
• Bucolic poet Bion (3rd century B.C) lived in Izmir.
• Famous physician Galen (131-210.A.D) lived in Pergamon.
• The first church dedicated to Virgin Mary was built
at Ephesus
• Virgin Mary’s House where she spent her last days
is in Selçuk
• St. John wrote the Bible at Ephesus and died there.
• On his 3rd missionary journey St. Paul preached at
Ephesus Theatre.
• Cleopatra spent the winter of the year 188 in Ephesus
together with Antonius.
• French poet Lamartine, French authors Chateubriand,
Theophile Gautier, and Gustave Flaubert visited Izmir.
• Pope Paul VI and Pope John II visited the Virgin Mary’s
House in 1967 and 1979 respectively.
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International Art Festival hosted Ray Charles, Paco De Lucia,
Joan Baez, Martha Graham Dance Company, Tanita Tikaram, Jethro
Tull, Leningrad Philarmony Orchestra, Christ De Burg, Sting,
Moscow State Philarmony Orchestra, Jan Garbarek, Red Army
Chorus, Academy of St. Martin in the Field, Kodo, Chick Corea,
New York City Ballet, Nigel Kennedy, Brayn Adams, James Brown
in Izmir, Ephesus and Çeþme.
• Famous singer Dario Moreno lived in Izmir.
• Bademler is the first and only village which has theatre
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Origin Of The Name “Izmir”
Izmir
was written as Smurne in Ionian dialect and Smyrna
in Athens dialect. Hellens used to pronounce it as
Smirni. The name of Smyrna is not a Greek word but
it is originally an Anatolian word as most of the
settlement names in Aegean Region. The name of Tismurna
was encountered in some of the tablets, which were
found in Kültepe- Kayseri, dated back to the
beginnings of 2000 B.C. ‘Ti’ is a prefix
probably identifying a person or a place. It is obvious
that people who lived in Bayrakli before Hellens deleted
the prefix and named it as Smurna.
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