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Epidauros

Epidauros (Greek: Επίδαυρος): sanctuary of the healing god Asclepius in the northeaster Peloponnese.

Prehistoric houses
Originally a sanctuary of Apollo; the temples belonged to the town of Epidauros
The (originally Thessalian?) cult of Asclepius was added in the s.VI
Stadium dates back to the s.V: the Asclepian Games were celebrated every four years, nine days after the Isthmian Games
The cult of Asclepius eclipsed the worship of Apollo in the s.IV BCE (temple of Asclepius 370 BCE)
At that moment, Epidauros was already recognized as birthplace of the healing god
Some of the medical (as opposed to magical) expertise of the priests may have come from Egypt via the sanctuary of Asclepius on the isle of Kos
The priests of Asclepius had a more scientific approach to medicine than was customary in Antiquity
Theater s.IV; tholos building 360-320 BCE; temple of Artemis second half s.IV
293 BCE: Rome asks for a snake from Epidauros
86 BCE: Sulla sacks the sanctuary
Roman baths

Epidaurus, Corinthian capital	Epidauros, Stadion	Epidauros, Statue of Athena (based on the East Pediment of the Parthenon in Athens)	Epidauros, Temple of Artemis, Nike
Epidauros, Theater	Epidauros, Lion	Epidauros, Statue of Athena (based on the West Pediment of the Parthenon in Athens)