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Curettes Road: THE STREET OF CURETES
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  • Updated By whitecliff62 on January 8, 2006
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  • CURETES STREET - Ephesus
    CURETES STREET
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    Curetes Street was named after a group of priests and has had many alterations over the past centuries. The street was re discovered in 1954 when they found statues of famous Ephesians lining this beautiful marble road. This one is D.r. Alexandros

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  • Directions: Located just up from the library of Celsus

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    Curettes Road: street of curettes
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  • By TomorrowsAngel on September 14, 2003
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    This street, which starts at the Celsus Library and extends east to the Magnesia Gate, is known as the Street of the Curettes, and takes its name from the class of priests referred to as "curettes" in long lists found at the clerical schovl of chief priests. These priests guarded the sacred fire of the Goddess Hestia (Vesta). The street is decorated with fountains, monuments, statues, and galleries containing mosaics. On one side there are shops behind the columned porticoes. The street assumed its final appearance in the 4th and 5th centuries.

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    Curettes Road: Up to the Celsus Library
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  • Updated By Luchonda on September 8, 2003
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  • Statue - on the way up to Celsus - Ephesus
    Statue - on the way up to
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    Curettes road - you will see a lot of statues - like this one ! Old stones and in the background recent trees ! Grey and green ! Once passed the Fountain of Trajanus walk down the road and you will see the Bath house of Scholastica - main attration and building in this Curettes road area ! Builded in the 4th century AC

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    Curettes Road: The Memmius area - 2nd century B.C.
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  • Updated By Luchonda on September 8, 2003
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  • Nike - Ephesus
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    Dedicated to the Goddess Nike !! Find her on the Curettes Road - the most interesting road in Efeze which will lead you the the Celsus Library Curettes road - also called the holy road in the Pion mountains is located between the Domitianus Square and the Celsus Library. Curretes were half-gods famous for making a lot of noice during celebrations.Later on - the name Curette was also used by priests and of course also welknown for making a lot of noice during their ceremonies !

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  • Directions: Up on the road - you will find the Library !

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    Curettes Road: Interesting Street/Road
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  • By fachd on December 22, 2007
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  • Curettes Road - Ephesus
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    Curetes is a street name after the semi god and semi goddesses and later referred to a class of priests. It is located in the middle of the city. You can walk the Curetes from Heracles Gate to Celcus Library with a distance of about one kilometre. The street is decorated by important monumental structures like Hercules, Trajan Fountain the Hadrian Temple or the statue without a head.


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    Curettes Road: The main street of Ephesus
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  • By globetrott on May 6, 2003
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  • Ephesus - the main street - Ephesus
    Ephesus - the main street
    by globetrott
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    The main street of Ephesus still looks the same as in the ancient times : The same pavement and side-streets and it is a really very special feeling, when you enter the museum by the upper gate and walk slowly down the street towards the Celsus Library. This pic is taken from the Celsus Library looking back to the main street

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    Curettes Road: The Gates of Hercules
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  • By Paul2001 on August 27, 2005
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  • The Gates of Hercules - Ephesus
    The Gates of Hercules
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    The Gates of Hercules sit at the top of the Curetes Way. They feature two very well preserved marble reliefs with Hercules drapped in lion's skin. The Gates of Hercules was constructed in the 4th century A.D. The gateway at onetime stood two stories high but little of it is preserved today.

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    Curettes Road: Marble Road
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  • Updated By Lalique on November 5, 2002
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  • Curettes Road - Ephesus
    by Lalique
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    This is the main artery of the ancient city... It goes from Library (this is according to our direction :)))) up to Odeon (a small theatre). Walking along it's very easy to prented onself a wandering Greek phylospher in white toga observing the iternity if of the time.... :))))

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    Curettes Road: Street of the Curretes
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  • By ania70pl on October 3, 2002
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    This street, which starts at the Celsus Library and extends east to the Magnesia Gate, is known as the Street of the Curettes, and takes its name from the class of priests referred to as "curettes" in long lists found at the clerical schovl of chief priests. These priests guarded the sacred fire of the Goddess Hestia (Vesta). The street is decorated with fountains, monuments, statues, and galleries containing mosaics. On one side there are shops behind the columned porticoes. The street assumed its final appearance in the 4th and 5th centuries.

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    Curettes Road: High Street: Ephesus Style
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  • By Lyndra on July 14, 2007
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  • The very wide main road that runs through Ephesus has become known as Curetes Street. This was not its original name but one given by archaeologists since they found an inscription to th ePriests ofArtemis (or Curetes) on this road. The street runs through most of the length of the site and walking along it you will pass the hillside houses excavation and eventually you will get to the Library of Celsus. This road is very crowded with tours that will stop suddenly to look at columns and crevices so you need to keep your wits about you as you walk. The road has some uneven portions and some marble slabs are quite slippy so watch your footing. This road and the site in fact go downhill from start to finish area. The road would have been important as a processional route during worship to Artemis. The road is unusual inthat it is diagonal and does not follow the usual grid pattern of these cities.

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  • Directions: Main road running through site

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