Teos and Samos Lands Birthplace of Epicurus and Garden School

Place

Teos and Samos Lands Birthplace of Epicurus and Garden School is located in the [Seferihisar](/en/district/izmir/seferihisar) district of [İzmir](/en/province/izmir), set within a distinctive landscape that can be explored via the [Culture Map](/en/harita?q=Teos).

Time

With archaeological and historical layers stretching across millennia, the site reveals the long-term evolution of urban life, sacred traditions, and trade connections across the Aegean world.

Community

Everyday life in and around Seferihisar maintains living ties with agricultural traditions, local craftsmanship, and seasonal culinary heritage that bridge the past with the present.

Today

Today, Teos and Samos Lands Birthplace of Epicurus and Garden School stands as a protected heritage destination, welcoming travelers who seek to experience the enduring spirit and layered memory of Western Anatolia.

Narratives that include this place

• From İzmir Epicurus' Teos Garden to Nysa Aristodemus Library and Miletus Hecataeus Map: Epicureanism, Roman Rhetoric, and World's First Map
• Creation of the World's First Known Geographic Map by Hecataeus of Miletus (510 BC)

Periods

• Hellenistic era
• Ottoman era
• National Struggle & Republic
• The Aegean today

Regional context

İzmir & the Peninsula

Research sources

• Epicurus of Samos & Teos (341–270 BC): The Philosophy of Ataraxia, Atomism, and the Garden School
• The Scholar of Empires and the Father of Cartography: Aristodemus of Nysa and Hecataeus of Miletus

District guide

Seferihisar

Province guide

İzmir