They did not draft such a letter to the British Parliament as the colonists viewed the Parliament as the aggressor behind the recent Intolerable Acts. Lastly, not fully expecting the standoff in Massachusetts to explode into full-scale war, the Congress agreed to reconvene in Philadelphia on May 10, 1775.
Ephesus from Izmir Half Day, includes a visit to the ancient city Ephesus which used to be the most important commercial center of the western Anatolia and the Temple of Artemision which is known as one of the seven wonders of the Ancient World.
Ephesus was once a thriving port city. During the Roman period, Ephesus had a population of more than 250,000 in the 1 st century which made it one of the largest cities in the Mediterranean. When Augustus became emperor in 27 B.C., he made Ephesus the capital of Asia Minor instead of Pergamum, entering it into an era of prosperity with concentrated governmental and commercial influence.