Historical place profile
Sanctuary of Asklepios at Epidauros
A major sanctuary complex, with extensive surviving archaeological remains, located approximately 8km from the ancient city of Epidauros in Greece. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Record details
- Research ID
- catholon:place:pleiades:570127
- Catalogue ID
- pleiades:570127
- Place type
- sanctuary, settlement
- Coordinates
- 37.598302, 23.074264
- Precision
- precise
- Locator semantics
- representative_point_not_boundary
Historical description
A major sanctuary complex, with extensive surviving archaeological remains, located approximately 8km from the ancient city of Epidauros in Greece. A UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Geographic evidence
The coordinates are a representative_point_not_boundary. They identify a research anchor and do not by themselves assert an ancient administrative boundary or the full extent of the settlement.
Provenance: Barrington Atlas: BAtlas 58 E2 Asklepieion, T.
Source and reuse
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Research path
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