| This was a
marvelous structure on
Curates Avenue. In was
erected in 138 at the latest. It forms a simple
naos structure with a plain monumental pronaos.
At the front of the pronaos are four Corinthian
columns with triangular capitals. There was an
arch over the two central columns. In the center
of the arch was a bust of the city goddess
Tyche.
The lentils of the
temple door were decorated with pearl and egg
motifs. The
 semicircular
capital over the door there is a likeness of
Medusa amidst acanthus leaves and flowers. The
frieze on original lentil over the pronaos door
is in the museum. When the temple was being
restored copies were used in its place. The
frieze is of four parts, the first three include
gods and goddesses; Andorcles, the protector of
Ephesus. Hunting wild boar; Amazon goddesses,
and Amazons with Dionysius. The fourth part has
Athena, the moon goddess Selene, a male Apollos,
a female figure, Androcles, Heracles, and the
wife and son of Theodosius. It is thought that
this fourth block was taken from elsewhere and
used here.
The temple was dedicated to the emperor Hadrian
by P. Quintillus in 138. The inscription is on
the architrave. Four pedestals with inscriptions
were found in front of the columns. The
inscriptions show the same date and held four
statues of Roman emperors, being Diocletian,
Maximam, Constantine Chlorus and Galerius.
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