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In a small valley in the [[Peloponnese]], the '''shrine of Asklepios''', the god of [[medicine]], developed out of a much earlier cult of [[Apollo]] (Maleatas), during the 6th century BC at the latest, as the official cult of the city state of [[Epidaurus]]. Its principal monuments, particularly the temple of Asklepios, the Tholos and the [[Theatre]] - considered one of the purest masterpieces of [[Greek architecture]] – date from the 4th century. The vast site, with its temples and hospital buildings devoted to its healing gods, provides valuable insight into the healing [[cult]]s of Greek and Roman times.<ref>http://whc.unesco.org/en/list/491</ref>
== See also ==
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]]
== External Links ==
*[http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/eh351.jsp?obj_id=2374 Webpage of the Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus]
== References ==
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[[Category:Ancient Greece]]
[[Category:Greek Mythology]]
== See also ==
*[[List of World Heritage Sites in Europe and North America]]
== External Links ==
*[http://odysseus.culture.gr/h/3/eh351.jsp?obj_id=2374 Webpage of the Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidaurus]
== References ==
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[[Category:Ancient Greece]]
[[Category:Greek Mythology]]