Marble Road Ephesus

Marble road nomadicniko october 19 2018 february 17 2020 ephesus.

Marble road ephesus.

The western side of the road is enclosed by the agora wall and on the wall is a higher platform which was. Walking the marble road of ephesus you are literally walking in the footsteps of antony cleopatra and caesar. The marble road is another main street between the library and the theater but it was originally part of the sacred road stretching to the artemis temple. On your way to the site of ephesus you will pass the temple of artemis.

Carvings in turkey s marble road may have directed ancient romans to a hidden brothel. The original construction dates to the 1st century ad though it was rebuilt in the 5th century ad. It links curetes street with the arcadiane passing the library of celsus and the commercial agora. The section of the road between celsus library and the commercial agora was covered with marble plates.

Traces of chariots can be seen here. These days this is not much more than a total ruin but still it used to be one of the 7 wonders of the world. On the west side in the middle of the marble road on the pavement is a piece of marble with graffiti showing a woman with a crown a heart and a left foot. Ephesus marble road is the road starting form the great theatre to the celsus library which is the portion of the sacred way that leads past panayir dagi to the temple of artemis the construction of the marble road dates to the 1st century a d and it was rebuilt in the 5th century.

The road circling mount pion was the main road through the city and also accepted as the holy road or sacred way of ephesus. Marble street starts from celsus library and goes on the far entrance of the great theatre of ephesus it was also the section of sacred road which leads to the temple of artemis.