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Place

Ephesus

Ionia · Modern Turkey

A major port city and cultural crossroads. Ephesus was home to the great Temple of Artemis and to Heraclitus, the philosopher of flux and fire.

Thinkers Connected to Ephesus

Heraclitus

c. 535 BCE – c. 475 BCE

Everything flows. The world is fire, and stillness is a lie we tell ourselves.

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