The Basilica of St. John (Greek: Βασιλική του Αγίου Ιωάννη του Θεολόγου) was a basilica in Ephesus.It was constructed by Justinian I in the 6th century. It stands over the believed burial site of John the Apostle.It was modeled after the now lost Church of the Holy Apostles in Constantinople.. The basilica is on the slopes of Ayasuluk Hill just below the ...

Ephesus was founded as an Attic-Ionian colony in the 10th century BC on a hill (now known as the Ayasuluk Hill), three kilometers (1.9 miles) from the centre of ancient Ephesus (as attested by excavations at the Seljuk castle during the 1990s). The mythical founder of the city was a prince of Athens named Androklos, who had to leave his country after the death of his father, King …