TRAIAN FOUNTAIN

Ephesus  

TRAIAN  FOUNTAIN

      This is the structure at the right side of Kurets Street. Its excavation is completed and the structure is partly repaired.  According to inscriptions on the cotnice at the side of the door, it was built between years 102-114 (A.D) and was dedicacated to Emperor Traian between 98-177 (A.D).

 At inscription the word 'neokoros' was used in front of Ephesus word. It shows that town had could make 'Emperor Temple'. If a city was neokoros, it was prestige for the city. Ephesus was in competition with the neighbour cities Smyrna, Tralles and Pergamon. Due to that
 the word neokoros was used at the inscriptions with honour. The building had 'U' shaped plan and two parted columns.

      It had two pools, which covered its middle and the front water was flowing into the pool from a big canal which had Emperor statue on. In the niches
  at the beck of the columns, there were statues of Dionysos, Afrodit and Satirs with the statues of Emperor's family. These statues are exhibited at the ''Fountains Foundlings '' hall of Ephesus Museum.