Life and Death in Ephesus
An Anthology of Short Stories
by Finlay McQuade
For over a thousand years, Ephesus, on the Aegean coast of what is now Turkey, was a thriving city. It was the site of the Temple of Artemis, one of the Wonders of the World, and a destination for religious pilgrimage long before the advent of Christianity. In the first century CE, St. John and St. Paul introduced Christianity to Ephesus, where it survived its turbulent beginnings and, in the fifth century CE, hosted the God-defining Council of Ephesus.
Life and Death in Ephesus is a collection of stories about major events in the history of Ephesus. Characters appearing in these stories include Herostratus, first to commit a “herostratic crime”; Alexander, the warrior king; Julius Caesar and Mark Antony, both lovers of Cleopatra; Heraclitus, the philosopher who said, “You can’t put your foot in the same river twice”; St. Paul, persona non grata in Ephesus; Nestorius, whose characterization of Jesus split the Eastern and Western church, and others, also important, whose names I have had to make up.
Hilke Thür, a leading archeologist, has said of these stories, “Life and Death in Ephesus will be a delightful and enjoyable accompaniment to the many available guidebooks. Not just tourists, but anyone interested in history will benefit from reading them.”
Praise:
"Dr. McQuade draws characters from history and uses his story telling skills to animate them with human virtues and vices."
~ Britt, Amazon Reviewer
~ Britt, Amazon Reviewer
"Finlay McQuade has recreated the ancient city of Ephesus with fascinating people, historical and fictional. He clearly knows the history and the geography of Ephesus, and his characters have the complexity of those in a good novel."
~ sagetiger, Amazon Reviewer
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