Messene Asclepeion

Messene Asclepeion is an archaeological site in , . Messene Asclepeion is situated nearby to the ruins , as well as near .
Photo: Ioannis Houvardas, CC BY-SA 3.0.
  • Type: Archaeological site
  • Description: ancient sanctuary and civic complex with temple, bouleuterion
  • Also known as: “Asklepieion of Messene”, “Messene Asklepieion”, and “Sanctuary of Asclepius at Messene”

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Messene and Artemision.

Photo: Rossignol Benoît, CC BY 3.0.
, officially Ancient , is a local community within the regional unit of Messenia in the region of . It is best known for the ruins of the large classical city-state of Ancient .

Ruins
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is a ruins.

Archaeological site
Photo: George E. Koronaios, CC BY-SA 4.0.
is an archaeological site, which is situated 130 metres north of Messene Asclepeion.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Mavromati and Arsinoi.

Village
Photo: Herbert Ortner, CC BY 2.5.
is a village.

Village
is a local community of the municipal unit Ithomi, of the municipality of within the regional unit of Messenia in the region of , one of 13 regions into which has been divided.

Village
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is a village, which is situated 5 km southeast of Messene Asclepeion.

Messene Asclepeion

Latitude
37.17538° or 37° 10′ 31″ north
Longitude
21.92055° or 21° 55′ 14″ east
Open location code
8G935WGC+56
Open­Street­Map ID
way 280618740
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Wiki­data ID
Q107162500
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In Other Languages

From French to Turkish—“Messene Asclepeion” goes by many names.
  • French: “Asclépion de Messène”
  • German: “Asklepieion von Messene”
  • Greek: “Ασκληπιείο Μεσσήνης”
  • Greek: “Ασκληπιείο της Μεσσήνης”
  • Greek: “Ασκληπιείο, Αρχαία Μεσσήνη”
  • Russian: “Мессинский асклепион”
  • Turkish: “Messene Asklepieion”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Βαλανείο and Archives.

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