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Creation Year
January 1958
Image ID
W.025
Alternate Identifier
B22.025
Subcollection
W: Attica, Crete, Santorini
Abstract
The sanctuary dedicated to the Greek god Asclepius, situated below the Acropolis on the western slope. Asclepius was the god of medicine, and his sanctuaries were healing temples, visited by patients for treatment or some sort of physical or spiritual healing. -MA
Image Notes
Photograph created August 8th, 1958. Processing date unknown. Formerly catalogued as B22.025. Notes written on the slide or index: Athens - Asclepium.
Image Format
35 mm slide
Geographic Reference
Athens, Greece
Keywords
Full View, Asklepieium, Columns, Stone, Masonry, Acropolis, Athenian Acropolis, Sanctuary of Asclepius, Sanctuary, Asclepius, Classical Period, Fifth Century BC, Red Slides
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