The findings obtained in this region where the native people, namely the Lelegs and the Carians have lived since the beginning, indicate that the city is dated back to 2000 years BC. As far as the years of 1000 are concerned, it is assumed that the Ions came to this region, lead by Androckles. Ephesus was captured by the Kimmers (Cimmerians) in the 7th century BC, by the Lydians in 560, and later in 546 BC by the Persians; and was rescued from the Persian domination when Alexander the Great defeated the Persians in 334 BC. Lysimachos, a commander of Alexander's, had the settlement removed from the whereabouts of the Temple of Artemis to the location between the Mount of Panayir and the Mount of Bülbül, and had a wall built around the city. The city was taken by the Kingdom of Pergamon after 190 BC, by Rome in 133 BC, and later by Byzantium. Ephesus maintained its importance during the period of Christianity; the Apostle St. Paul arrived there during the years of 50 AD, and St. John was buried on the hill of Ayasuluk (in Selcuk) at the beginning of the 2nd century. Ephesus lived through its third glorious period during the reign of Justinian in the middle of the 6th century AD. At this time, the Church of St. John was built by the Byzantine emperor.