Temple of Aesculapius
Local name: Tempio di Esculapio
Temple of Asclepius is the ruins of the ancient Roman temple of Asklepios, the Greek god of medical art, on the Tiber Island. It was built between 293 and 290 BC after the plague plague on Rome in 293 BC
The center of the island was marked by an obelisk in front of the temple, reminiscent of a mast. Travertine blocks were placed along the edges to make them look like a bow and stern.
The temple of the god of medicine was destroyed in the Middle Ages and already in 1000 on its foundations the Basilica of St. Bartholomew on behalf of Otto III. The medieval well near the church altar seems to be the same as the one used to draw water for the sick in the classical period, as mentioned by Sextus Pompey Festus, Latin grammar from the 2nd century AD
Temple remains - some fragments of the obelisk are now in Naples and Munich, and some travertine blocks have been reused in modern island buildings, including Asklepios' staff relief.
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