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TEMPLE OF
HADRIAN
This
is on the street of the Curettes, and is one
of the better preserved buildings at Ephesus.
According to the inscription over the
architrave it was constructed by P.Quintilius
between 118-138 A.D., and dedicated to the
emperor Hadrian. Corinthian columns on the façade
support a triangular arched frieze, highly
decorative in character, which contains a
relief of Tyche, goddess of victory. A vaulted
roof covers the colonnaded portico. Four
statue bases front the building. Demolished in
the 4th century AD. during restoration, the
two friezes flanking the portal were brought
from other buildings and mounted there. They
represent scenes from the foundation of
Ephesus, and include figures of deities and
Amazons, and the Amazons and Dionysos in
ceremonial procession. The fourth frieze
portrays Athena, goddess of the moon, two male
figures, one of which is Apollo, a female
figure, Androkles, Herakles, the wife and son
of Theodosius and the goddess Athena.
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