Epidavros Museum

Argolis


Found between the Sanctuary of Asclepius and the Theatre of Epidavros, this museum houses statuary (mostly copies) that once adorned the Temple of Asclepius, stone inscriptions recording miraculous cures, alarming-looking surgical instruments, votive offerings and a Corinthian column capital associated with the sanctuary’s tholos, a circular building associated with the god's cult.


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