the temple of asclepius josh portman [source]source
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Origins(according to tradition)
• In the midst of a plague a group was sent to Epidaurus, one of the greatest sites of healing and medicine in the Mediterranean.
• Also the location of the greatest temple to Asclepius
• The group returned with a snake, which decided to settle on Tiber Island
• Thus, a temple to Asclepius was built on Tiber Island
Importance & use
• During plague it was used as a hospital
• Built to look like a ship for its origins
• Common pilgrimage for doctors in ancient Rome
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Bibliography
• http://veneratingantiquity.blogspot.com/2009/03/rome-tiber-island.html
• http://romereborn.frischerconsulting.com/ge/TS-015.html
• http://www.isolatiberina.it/index_e.php