Epidaurus Timeline

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c. 3000 BCE

First habitation of Epidaurus site.
c. 1450 BCE

Mycenaean monumental architecture first appears at Epidaurus.
c. 1200 BCE - c. 1100 BCE

Mycenaean Epidaurus at its peak of prosperity.
c. 500 BCE

Asclepius becomes principal god of worship at Epidaurus.
c. 380 BCE - c. 375 BCE

Temple to Asclepius constructed at Epidaurus.
c. 340 BCE - c. 330 BCE

Theatre of Epidaurus first constructed.
c. 320 BCE

Temple dedicated to Aphrodite constructed at Epidaurus.
100 CE - 200 CE

Roman building additions to Epidaurus under rule of senator Antonius.
395 CE

Epidaurus destroyed by invading Goths.
426 CE

Roman Emperor Theodosius II orders closure of Epidaurus sanctuary.
551 CE

Epidaurus site definitively destroyed by earthquake.