c. 550 BCE - c. 430 BCE 

Construction of the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus, one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World.

547 BCE

Anatolia conquered by the Persians. Ephesos remains neutral.

21 Jul 356 BCE

The Temple of Artemis at Ephesus is destroyed by a deliberate fire.

c. 355 BCE - c. 330 BCE

Ephesos liberated from Persian rule by Alexander the Great.

c. 300 BCE - c. 290 BCE

Theatre of Ephesos constructed.

129 BCE

Ephesos becomes part of the Roman Empire.

88 BCE

Mithridates Rebellion and massacre of Latin speaking Ephesians by Sulla.

17 CE

Earthquake destroys much of Ephesos.

114 CE

The Library of Celsus at Ephesos commissioned by Tiberius Julius Acquila.

117 CE

The Library of Celsus at Ephesos completed.

c. 138 CE

Temple dedicated to Hadrian built in Ephesos.

262 CE

The Library of Celsus at Ephesos destroyed by fire during invasion by the Goths.

c. 267 CE

The Goths plunder and destroy the Temple of Artemis at Ephesus.