Curetes Street, Ephesos

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Leading from the Heracles Gate to the Celsus Library, Curetes street (named after the priest class of Ephesos) was lined with colonnaded galleries, various temples, store rooms and houses, and statues of the city's benefactors (of which the inscribed bases remain).

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Mark Cartwright
Mark is WHE’s Publishing Director and has an MA in Political Philosophy (University of York). He is a full-time researcher, writer, historian and editor. Special interests include art, architecture and discovering the ideas that all civilizations share.

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Cartwright, M. (2012, June 18). Curetes Street, Ephesos. World History Encyclopedia. https://www.worldhistory.org/image/695/curetes-street-ephesos/

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Cartwright, Mark. "Curetes Street, Ephesos." World History Encyclopedia, 18 Jun 2012, https://www.worldhistory.org/image/695/curetes-street-ephesos/.

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