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Guest Rooms
Aesclepius’ athletic and theatrical festival, called the Aesclepieia, was
organized at Epidaurus, and many new structures were built on the site in
the 4th century B.C. Epidaurus was the center of the Epidaurian cult until
it was moved to Rome in 293 B.C., when the sacred serpent was taken there
after epidemic had seized the city. This hotel had four courtyards, each
surrounded by 18 rooms. It sits near the sanctuary and thus likely housed
more prominent visitors coming for the Aesclepieia festival, similar to the
Leonidiaion hotel at Olympia. |
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Stadium
P. Kavvadias spent much of his life
excavating Epidaurus, beginning in 1881. The French School took part
early in the 20th century, followed by archaeologists J. Papadhimitriou
and V. Lambrinoudhakis. The stadium was built between two small
hills, and is 196.44 meters long, 23 m. wide, and has a 181.30 m. long
course. There were 22 rows of seats on the north side (right) and
14 rows on the south (left). |
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Theater
Pausanias noted the beauty and
symmetry of the Epidaurus theater, built ca. 330-320 B.C. The 55
rows of seats for 13,000-14,000 people still remain, although the stage
is not as well-preserved. Reconstruction of the theater began in
1954. The theater is famous for its acoustics: even a whisper on
stage can be heard on the last row of seats. |
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