Ephesos

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Definitions

Proper Noun
  1. 1
    Alternative form of Ephesus. alt-of, alternative

    "Under the rule of Rome the grandeur of Pergamon continued for a time, but in the reign of Constantine, Ephesos became the metropolis of Asia Minor, and the power of Pergamon waned as swiftly as it had risen."

Example

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"Under the rule of Rome the grandeur of Pergamon continued for a time, but in the reign of Constantine, Ephesos became the metropolis of Asia Minor, and the power of Pergamon waned as swiftly as it had risen."

Etymology

Learned borrowing from Ancient Greek Ἔφεσος (Éphesos).

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