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Saint John died in Ephesus, and Emperor Justinian, in the first half of the 6th century, ordered a basilica to be built over his grave, which is now located on the Ayasuluk hills, east of the temple of Artemis.

The Florentine (Tuscan) dialect forms the basis of standard Italian.

When Alexander the Great, after winning the war with Persia in 334 BC he went to Ephesus and organized a great procession there in honor of Artemis.

Dubai is one of the safest places in the world.

The oldest church in Helsinki is the 1826 Evangelical Lutheran Old Church, designed by Engel.

When the Duke of Parma took over the city, persecution of Calvinists began in 1584.

In the Old Town there is a Gothic town hall from the 15th century with a facade in the Weser Renaissance style - it is one of the finest examples of Gothic architecture in Europe.

In 1793, the largest yellow fever epidemic in the history of the United States broke out in Philadelphia.

According to legend, the Romans owe the defense of the Roman Capitol against the invasion of the Gauls in 390 B.C. to geese.

San Gimignano is a walled medieval town in the province of Siena in Tuscany in north-central Italy.