Let’s start with a drawing of what the giant Asclepion temple would have originally looked like when completed.
And here’s an artist’s rendering—
To say this place was massive is an understatement, and it required some real effort to get up to the temple site.
The lower terrace is interesting as well, where we found one creature bringing his offering for a sacrifice.
In case you’re wondering he has a still live lizard in his mouth….
There is a fountain on the lower terrace with an image of Pan on it….
Here’s the view from the upper terrace where the temple actually was…
Here’s the remains of the naos of the temple….
There is a small museum of the Asclepion. Notice the votives of the various body parts people came to have healed here, notably often the genitals.
In the little museum there are various dedicatory inscription stones such as these…..