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Show NavigationTunnel, Asclepium, Pergamon, Bergama, Izmir, Turkey
Underground tunnel leading patients from the baths to a circular treatment centre also known as the Temple of Telesphorus, 2nd century AD, at the Asclepium or Sanctuary of Asclepius, 3km from the acropolis of Pergamon, modern-day Bergama, Izmir, Turkey. The treatment centre consists of 6 rooms where patients could rest, and doctors would interpret their dreams and diagnose their ailments. 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
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