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<< Our Photo Pages >> Asklepieion - Ancient Temple in Turkey

Submitted by KiwiBetsy on Monday, 16 October 2006  Page Views: 12110

Roman, Greek and ClassicalSite Name: Asklepieion Alternative Name: Asclepion Sacred Spring, Sanctuary of Asclepion, Sanctuary of Asclepius
Country: Turkey Type: Ancient Temple
Nearest Town: Izmir  Nearest Village: Bergama
Latitude: 39.118980N  Longitude: 27.165000E
Condition:
5Perfect
4Almost Perfect
3Reasonable but with some damage
2Ruined but still recognisable as an ancient site
1Pretty much destroyed, possibly visible as crop marks
0No data.
-1Completely destroyed
4 Ambience:
5Superb
4Good
3Ordinary
2Not Good
1Awful
0No data.
4 Access:
5Can be driven to, probably with disabled access
4Short walk on a footpath
3Requiring a bit more of a walk
2A long walk
1In the middle of nowhere, a nightmare to find
0No data.
5 Accuracy:
5co-ordinates taken by GPS or official recorded co-ordinates
4co-ordinates scaled from a detailed map
3co-ordinates scaled from a bad map
2co-ordinates of the nearest village
1co-ordinates of the nearest town
0no data
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Asklepieion
Asklepieion submitted by KiwiBetsy : General view of Asclepion site with entrance of tunnel at right. (Vote or comment on this photo)
Holy Well or Sacred Spring in the province of Izmir

The centre of healing here was founded in about 129AD by a local citizen named Archias who had been treated at the Asclepion in Greece. The centre came to the fore due to the work of the physician Galen.

The old city of Pergamum was known largely because of it’s Temple of Asculapius. Asculapius is the Greek god of healing. The centre would have once been thronged with those seeking healing …. although pregnant women and the terminally ill were refused admittance. At the heart of the site is the Sacred Spring where those hoping for healing would drink as a first step toward a diagnosis of their ailment. Water from the spring is channelled to flow down the side of the stairs which lead to a tunnel to the Temple of Telesphorus. After drinking from the spring, the sick headed away to sleep in the Temple of Telesphorus …. hoping for a dream which would lead to their diagnosis and treatment.

Incidentally, Telesphorus had 2 daughters, Hygeia and Panacea …. both with strong medical connections.

The site also has a small theatre.
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Asklepieion
Asklepieion submitted by davidmorgan : Panoramic view of a side of the precinct. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Asklepieion submitted by davidmorgan : The Sacred Fountain. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Asklepieion submitted by davidmorgan : View across to the theatre from the Temple of Zeus-Asclepios. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Asklepieion submitted by AlexHunger : Basement of treatment center/dorm at the Sanctuary of Asklepius. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Asklepieion submitted by KiwiBetsy : Tunnel of Healing which ran from the Sacred Spring, under the Temple of Asclepius to the Temple of Telesphorus. (Vote or comment on this photo)

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Asklepieion submitted by AlexHunger : Villa of priest or head doctor at the Sanctuary of Asklepius.

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Asklepieion submitted by AlexHunger : Entrance to the treatment tunel at the Sanctuary of Asklepius.

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Asklepieion submitted by AlexHunger : Sanctuary of Asklepius theatre. The patients had to be entertained during their long recoveries.

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Asklepieion submitted by AlexHunger : Archaic Greek columns at the Sanctuary of Asklepius. These led out away from Pergamon as opposed to the Roman era ones.

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Asklepieion submitted by AlexHunger : The Sanctuary os Asklepius was connected to Pergamon via a processional way, originally lined with columns, at least part of the way.

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Asklepieion submitted by AlexHunger : Second Holy Well at the Sanctuary of Asklepius. It was connected to Pergamon via a processional way, originally lined with columns, at least part of the way.

Asklepieion
Asklepieion submitted by KiwiBetsy : The Sacred Spring.

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Asklepieion submitted by davidmorgan : In the tunnel under the Asklepieion.

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Re: Asclepion Sacred Spring by Kustur on Tuesday, 09 January 2018
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Re: Asclepion Sacred Spring by AlexHunger on Monday, 01 October 2007
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The site is believed to have been founded during helenistic time from about 330 BCE on account of archaic greek columns on the west side. It was brought o its present condition during the reign of Hadrian.
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