Illustration
Asclepius was the god of medicine and healing. Marble. Hellenistic Period, 2nd century BCE. Copy of an original dating to the 5th century BCE. From Cos, Istankoy, in modern-day Greece. (Museum of Archaeology, Istanbul, Turkey).
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Amin, O. S. M. (2018, May 12). Statue of Asclepius from Cos. World History Encyclopedia. Retrieved from https://www.worldhistory.org/image/8696/statue-of-asclepius-from-cos/
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