{"id":733,"date":"2025-07-26T16:27:02","date_gmt":"2025-07-26T16:27:02","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/?p=733"},"modified":"2025-07-26T16:27:03","modified_gmt":"2025-07-26T16:27:03","slug":"curetes-street-in-ephesus-ancient-city","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/curetes-street-in-ephesus-ancient-city.html","title":{"rendered":"Curetes Street in Ephesus Ancient City"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Curetes Street in Ephesus, in addition to being the most famous main street, has a wonderful view. So it is one of the spots where our guests take the most photos in our <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/private-ephesus-tours-from-port-of-kusadasi.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\"><strong>Private Ephesus Tours<\/strong><\/a> organized by <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\">Best Ephesus Tours<\/a><\/strong>. Curetes Street extends from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/hercules-gate-in-ephesus-ancient-city.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hercules Gate<\/a> to the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/the-library-of-celsus-in-ephesus.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ephesus Celsus Library<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-table-of-contents yoast-table-of-contents\"><h2>Table of contents<\/h2><ul><li><a href=\"#h-curetes-street-a-link-between-city-zones\" data-level=\"2\">Curetes Street: A Link Between City Zones<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-curetes-street-in-ancient-times\" data-level=\"2\">Curetes Street in Ancient Times<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-historical-layers-and-archaeological-findings\" data-level=\"2\">Historical Layers and Archaeological Findings<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-street-features-and-roman-infrastructure\" data-level=\"2\">Street Features and Roman Infrastructure<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-earthquakes-in-ephesus-and-architectural-confusion\" data-level=\"2\">Earthquakes in Ephesus and Architectural Confusion<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-360-video-of-curetes-street-in-ephesus\" data-level=\"2\">360\u00b0 Video of Curetes Street in Ephesus<\/a><\/li><li><a href=\"#h-you-may-also-like\" data-level=\"2\">You May Also Like<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/div>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-curetes-street-a-link-between-city-zones\">Curetes Street: A Link Between City Zones<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>You can consider the Curetes Street of Ephesus as a link between the political and commercial parts of Ephesus. So the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/hercules-gate-in-ephesus-ancient-city.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Hercules Gate<\/a> is the entrance to the political area of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/history-of-ephesus-ancient-city.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ephesus Ancient City<\/a>. The reason why there are Hercules reliefs on the gate is the show power and instill fear in those who want to access the political part of Ephesus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"682\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/curetes-street-ephesus-_1_.webp\" alt=\"Curetes Street in Ephesus Ancient City\" class=\"wp-image-736\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/curetes-street-ephesus-_1_.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/curetes-street-ephesus-_1_-300x200.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/curetes-street-ephesus-_1_-768x512.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Curetes Street in Ephesus Ancient City<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-curetes-street-in-ancient-times\">Curetes Street in Ancient Times<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>In ancient times, Curetes Street was called <strong>Embolos<\/strong>, which means a <strong>wedge<\/strong>, since this name is confirmed not only in literary sources but also by inscriptions found on the street and in the area of \u200b\u200b\u200b\u200bthe <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/commercial-agora-in-ephesus-ancient-city.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Commercial Agora<\/a>. This name is probably due to the street&#8217;s location in the narrow valley between two hills. The current name of Curetes Street comes from the <strong>priests <\/strong>named <strong>Curetes<\/strong>, who took care of the <strong>eternal flame of Hestia<\/strong> in the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/prytaneion-in-ephesus-ancient-city.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prytaneion<\/a>, where their names are written.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"900\" height=\"569\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Curetes_street-virtual-reconstruction.webp\" alt=\"Virtual Reconstruction of Curetes Streeet in Ephesus\" class=\"wp-image-737\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Curetes_street-virtual-reconstruction.webp 900w, https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Curetes_street-virtual-reconstruction-300x190.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/Curetes_street-virtual-reconstruction-768x486.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 900px) 100vw, 900px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em><a href=\"https:\/\/virtualreconstruction.com\/wp\/?p=615\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Virtual Reconstruction of Curetes Street in Ephesus<\/a><\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-historical-layers-and-archaeological-findings\">Historical Layers and Archaeological Findings<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>Surprisingly, Curetes Street is at least <strong>a thousand years old<\/strong>, as evidenced by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/ephesus-excavation-history.html\">excavations<\/a>. The oldest archaeological traces of the Curetes Street in <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/ephesus-excavation-history.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Ephesus excavations<\/a> date back to the <strong>3rd century BC<\/strong>. During this period, the lower street consisted only of a gravel road. However, during the Roman period, the street was paved with marble stones.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-street-features-and-roman-infrastructure\">Street Features and Roman Infrastructure<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>As can be seen from the virtual reconstruction above, there were statues, fountains, and shops along Curetes Street, and some of those were two stories high. There was also a very well-developed sewer system under Curetes Street.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-full\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"677\" src=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/curetes-street-ephesus-_4_.webp\" alt=\"Curetes Street Ephesus in Summer\" class=\"wp-image-738\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/curetes-street-ephesus-_4_.webp 1024w, https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/curetes-street-ephesus-_4_-300x198.webp 300w, https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/curetes-street-ephesus-_4_-768x508.webp 768w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><em>Curetes Street in Summer<\/em><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-earthquakes-in-ephesus-and-architectural-confusion\">Earthquakes in Ephesus and Architectural Confusion<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p>When you look at Curetes Street today, you might see some architectural confusion. The main reason for the confusion in architectural styles in Curetes Street in Ephesus is that it was frequently damaged by earthquakes in the <strong>3rd <\/strong>and <strong>4th centuries AD<\/strong>. For this reason, the buildings along Curetes Street were damaged many times and then renovated again and again. After the earthquake in the <strong>4th century AD<\/strong>, the collapsed columns were replaced with columns collected from the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/prytaneion-in-ephesus-ancient-city.html\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Prytaneion <\/a>(Town Hall) and various parts of the city.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-360-video-of-curetes-street-in-ephesus\">360\u00b0 Video of Curetes Street in Ephesus<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-block-embed-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe title=\"Kuretler Caddesi \/ Curetes Street #2 | 360video\" width=\"1060\" height=\"596\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/dTXG0Kcvq_0?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\" id=\"h-you-may-also-like\">You May Also Like<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<ul class=\"wp-block-yoast-seo-related-links yoast-seo-related-links\">\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/top-things-to-do-around-selcuk-ephesus.html\">Top Things to Do Around Selcuk, Ephesus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/hercules-gate-in-ephesus-ancient-city.html\">Hercules Gate in Ephesus Ancient City<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/harbour-street-arcadiane-in-ephesus.html\">Harbour Street (Arcadiane) in Ephesus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/the-most-instagrammable-spots-in-ephesus.html\">The Most Instagrammable Spots in Ephesus<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bestephesustours.com\/blog\/virtual-reconstruction-of-ephesus-ancient-city.html\">Virtual Reconstruction of Ephesus Ancient City<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>If you would like to explore <\/strong>Curetes Street in Ephesus on-site with us, you can reach us at the links below. 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Curetes Street extends from the Hercules Gate to the Ephesus Celsus Library. Curetes Street: A Link Between City Zones You can consider the Curetes Street of Ephesus as a link between the political and commercial parts of Ephesus. So the Hercules Gate is the entrance to the political area of Ephesus Ancient City. 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