Sacred Way, Asclepium, Pergamon, Bergama, Izmir, Turkey
Colonnaded Sacred Way, 2nd century AD, leading 820m along the 3km road from the acropolis of Pergamon on the hill in the distance, to the Asclepium or Sanctuary of Asclepius, modern-day Bergama, Izmir, Turkey. The Asclepium is named after the god of healing and housed a sacred spring where people could bathe and cure their illnesses. Galen, the most famous doctor in the Roman Empire and physician of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, worked in the Asclepium for many years. Picture by Manuel Cohen
Picture No
13428001
Media ID
45095598
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5616px x 3744px
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Credit
Manuel Cohen / Mary Evans
Source
Photograph by Manuel Cohen
