October 9, 2016
Hippocrates|Kos Asklepion
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Kos Asklepion: In Hippocrates’s Footsteps
The Kos Asklepion dominates a hilltop overlooking the town, and Turkey in the distance. Its origins are traced back to 400 BC when, according to historians, it was raised as a healing temple dedicated to the god of medicine, Asclepius (Asklepios). It is the most important and beautiful archeological site on the island.