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Curetes Street, Ephesus

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The view is along Curetes Street, a main street in Ephesus, in a northwesterly direction. In the distance is the Library of Celsus. Ephesus was an ancient Greek city located on the coast of Ionia in Izmir Province, near present-day Kusadasi, Turkey. It was built in the 10th century BC on the site of the former Arzawan capital by Attic and Ionian Greek colonists. During the Classical Greek era it was one of twelve cities of the Ionian League. The city flourished after it came under the control of the Roman Republik in 129 BC. According to estimates Ephesus had a population of 33,600 to 56,000 people in the Roman period, making it the third largest city of Roman Asia Minor after Sardis and Alexandria Troas. There is evidence that Ephesus and the surrounding area was already inhabited during the Neolithic Age (about 6,000 BC). Excavations in recent years have unearthed settlements from the early Bronze Age at the Ayassluk Hill. In 1954, a burial ground from the Mycenaean era (1,500-1,400 BC) with ceramic pots was discovered close to the ruins of the basilica of St. John. The city reached its zenith during the Greek and Roman periods. Among other great buildings, Ephesus had an open-air theater which was capable of holding about 24,000 which was initially used for drama, but during later Roman times gladiatorial combats were also held on its stage. A gladiator graveyard was found in May 2007. The population of Ephesus also had several major bath complexes, built at various points while the city was under Roman rule. The city had one of the most advanced aqueduct systems in the ancient world, with multiple aqueducts of various sizes, to supply different areas of the city, including 4 major aqueducts. They fed a multiple set of water mills, one of which has been identified as a sawmill for marble. The city and some of its prominent buildings were destroyed by the Goths in 263 AD. This marked the decline of the city's splendor. During the Byzantine era (395-1308) the emperor Constantine I rebuilt much of the city and erected a new public bath. Ephesus remained the most important city of the Byzantine Empire in Asia after Constantinople in the 5th and 6th centuries. The importance of the city as a commercial center declined as the harbor was slowly silted up by the river despite repeated dredging during the city's history. Today the harbor is 5 kilometers inland. Ephesus was partially destroyed by an earthquake in 614 AD. Sackings by the Arabs first in the years 654-655 by caliph Muawiyah I, and later in 700 and 716, hastened the decline further. Ephesus was eventually completely abandoned in the 15th century. Today it is an active archaeological site with about 15 percent excavated and partially restored (Sources: Lonely Planet:Turkey 7th edition; Wikipedia; local tour guide): This picture was taken on 2 July 2013, Sig...

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auntietk

8:07PM | Sun, 11 May 2014

I wish I were there, listening to the guide. Your information was fascinating, and I'll bet he had some pretty interesting things to say. It's easy to imagine this road in its heyday, lined with columns, perhaps vendors on the sidewalks, or places for people to sit and enjoy whatever procession might be passing by. A wonderfully evocative shot!

vladhome

8:37PM | Sun, 11 May 2014

So, critical and non-critical comments are welcomed? Nice snapshot for capturing the subject for memories,but not for art gallery..my friend.

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bazza

11:18PM | Sun, 11 May 2014

Fabulous capture and love the old statue and parts of the columns, they were fabulous works of art in their day, would love to go and see them..

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giulband

1:35AM | Mon, 12 May 2014

Fantastic photo of mytical place !

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starship64

1:36AM | Mon, 12 May 2014

Fantastic shot.

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Juliette.Gribnau

1:48AM | Mon, 12 May 2014

most beautiful view !

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jayfar

2:22AM | Mon, 12 May 2014

I would love to walk in their footsteps. Super shot Sig.

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adrie

3:01AM | Mon, 12 May 2014

Gorgeous capture my friend, It's indeed very beautiful there....we have bin there also on Holliday in 2010. I am totally in love with Turkey.

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illkirch

5:52AM | Mon, 12 May 2014

Interesting. Lots of visitors

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Faemike55

7:45AM | Mon, 12 May 2014

fascinating shot and cool information

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casmindo

7:55AM | Mon, 12 May 2014

What a hard time in History but interesting time. Nice capture and great History.

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ontar1

9:33AM | Mon, 12 May 2014

That is fantastic, thank you for the info, outstanding capture!

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nefertiabet

12:21PM | Mon, 12 May 2014

Wonderful capture from Ephesus!!! I spent many years in Greece on holiday with the camper. In Ephesus I was. It is just amazing there. Thanks for the pictures and memories.

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junge1

7:29PM | Mon, 12 May 2014

Our tour guide is the stocky guy in the white shirt on the right facing the camera. He didn't look anything I thought a Turkish man would look like, but more like a retired German soccer player. As a child I had read Heinrich Schliemann's biography and knew that he had 'discovered' Troy. Our tour guide likened Heinrich Schliemann (1822-1890) to the Spanish conquistadors. Schliemann was obsessed with Homer's 'Iliad' and wanted to find Troy. He excavated Troy in 1871 and in the process destroyed three other cities.The way he went about it was when he found a likely spot he dug a holes, and, if he didn't find what he was looking for he filled the hole back in, destroying any possible evidence. In his defense, Schliemann was not a trained archaeologist, and Archaeology was in its infancy. Today, Archaeology is a science that mainly consists of discovering, excavating, cataloging, preserving and/or restoring ancient sites/ruins. Our tour guide mentioned that he had spent one summer at Ephesus digging while in Graduate School and after that summer he realized that he could make more money the easier way being a tour guide.

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emmecielle

12:55PM | Tue, 13 May 2014

Interesting informations, thanks! Great capture! :)

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kgb224

3:47PM | Tue, 13 May 2014

Superb capture my friend. God bless.

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jocko500

11:48PM | Thu, 15 May 2014

lot of history here. good to see people to show how big every thing is

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flavia49

6:34PM | Mon, 19 May 2014

marvellous capture

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danapommet

10:30PM | Sat, 31 May 2014

An excellent photo Sig and wonderful depth all the way down to the Library of Celsus!

CleonXXI

6:08AM | Mon, 02 June 2014

Great photos and historical commentary, which I find fascinating. Thanks!


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MakeCanon
ModelCanon PowerShot ELPH 115 IS
Shutter Speed1/250
ISO Speed100
Focal Length5

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