Greece_Epidaurus_Asklepios_Sanctuary_098.tif
Limestone pavement of the monumental main propylaia of the Sanctuary of Asklepios (Asclepius). Epidaurus. Peloponnese. Greece. Built in 300 BC, the structure originally had two facades, facing north and south, each with 6 Ionic columns. The sanctuary is the largest and most important sanctuary dedicated to Asclepius, a man, a myth, a tradition worshipped throughout the ancient Greek world as the god of healing and medicine. The Sanctuary of Asclepius is a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
- Copyright
- Copyright Steven Sklifas, All rights reserved.
- Image Size
- 4823x7227 / 99.8MB
- www.stevensklifas.com
- Keywords
-
Greece, Greek, Peloponnese, Archaeology, Ruin, Europe, Mediterranean, peloponisos, peloponnes, peloponnisos, Ancient, Dionysus, Epidaurus, Epidauros, Palaia Epidavros, Palaia Epidauros, Stage, Dionissos, Dionysos, Asclepius, Asklepios, Ancient, Archaeological, Archaia, Epidavros, Asclepius, Asklepieion, Asklepios, Cult, Epidauros, Epidaurus, Epidavros, Euro, european, healing, god, Health, Hellenic, Hellenistic, Pagan, Religious, Shrine, Sanctuary
- Contained in galleries
- Epidaurus - Peloponnese - Greece
