GR PELOPONNESE KORINTHIA CORINTH ASKLEPIEION

Above: This could be the remains of a Doric stoa on the eastern end of the Asklepieion.

About 450 m North of the temple hill lie the remains of the Asklepieion, constructed in the 4th century BC. The choice of the site is considered to have been ideal, due to the distance from the center of Corinth, the strong north winds clearing the atmosphere, and of the then abundant water supply from the neighboring fountain of Lerna.

When the American School of Classical Studies excavated the sanctuary almost 900 ex-votos, clay models depicting human body parts and organs, were retrieved (some now on display in the local museum). They document the function of the sanctuary as a healing center. Today, little is left of the temple dedicated to Asklepios and possibly Hygieia: only rock cuts and architectural parts.

Above left: Remains of what may have been an altar. - Above right: Dromos leading to the Lerna court with a column of the gymnasion. - Below left: Byzantinian graves at the northern end of the temple terrace. - Below right: View to the Lerna court.

The Lerna court and fountain, where a central rectangular space was surrounded by colonnades on four sides. There were various facilities to sustain the numerous visitors.