Asclepius stamp

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Asclepius temples are temples dedicated to the Greek god Asklepios . They are usually connected to a sanatorium, the Asklepieion .

Well-known asklepios stamps are:

Temple of Asclepius in Agrigento in Sicily
Temple of Asclepius in Ampurias
Asclepios Temple in Epidaurus
Temple of Asclepius in Lendas
Temple of Asclepius in Lisos (Crete)
Temple of Asclepion on Paros
Asclepius stamp on Kos
Temple of Asclepius in Pergamon
Temple of Asclepius in Rome on the Tiber Island
Asclepius stamp in Trier

literature

Jürgen W. Riethmüller: Asklepios - sanctuaries and cults. (= Studies on ancient sanctuaries. Volumes 2.1 and 2.2). 2 volumes. Verlag Archäologie und Geschichte, Heidelberg 2005, ISBN 978-3-935289-30-6 .
Florian Steger : Asklepios. Medicine and cult. Franz Steiner, Stuttgart 2016, ISBN 978-3-515-11447-9 .

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