Athens & Around - Greece - page 135

5 Athens Segway Tours C1
6 GO Tours C2
7 Hop In Sightseeing C2
Sleeping
8 Art Gallery Hotel A3
9 Athens Backpackers C2
10 Athens Gate C1
11 Athens Studios B2
12 Hera Hotel B2
13 Herodion B2
14 Philippos Hotel B2
Eating
15 Aglio, Olio & Peperoncino C2
16 Mani Mani B3
17 Strofi A1
18 Trapezaria C3
Drinking & Nightlife
19 Duende C1
20 Lamda Club C2
21 Tiki Athens C2
Asclepion & Stoa of Eumenes RUIN
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Directly above the Theatre of Dionysos, steps lead to the Asclepion, a temple that was
built around a sacred spring. The worship of Asclepius, the physician son of Apollo,
began in Epidavros and was introduced to Athens in 429 BC at a time when plague was
sweeping the city; people sought cures here.
Beneath the Asclepion is the Stoa of Eumenes, a colonnade built by Eumenes II, King
of Pergamum (197-159 BC), as a shelter and promenade for theatre audiences.