Figures
1 The Athenian Asclepieion 54
2 Coan Mosaic showing Asclepius’ Advent 61
3 Wall relief from the Tiber Island Asclepieion 65
4 Temple attributed to Asclepius in Ostia 67
5 Temple of Asclepius in Agrigento 69
6 Asclepius depicted in the Chiaramonti Type, 2nd century AD, Rome 77
7 Plan of the Pergamene Asclepieion, 2nd century AD 116
8 Asclepius Este statue type 122
9 Asclepius Amelung statues 123
10 Asclepius Amelung statues 123
11 Plan of the Asclepieion in Epidaurus in the 3rd century BC 126
12 Plan of the Asclepieion in Epidaurus in the 2nd century AD 129
13 Antinous and the omphalos 130
14 Pentassarion showing bust of Severus and Hygieia feeding a snake on the obverse and Asclepius on the reverse from Irenopolis in Cilicia, AD 195–196 135
15 Members of Imperial Household depicted on coins from Pergamum with Asclepius 139
16 Reverse of bronze coin showing Homonoia scene with Asclepius standing next to Artemis of Ephesus 140
17 Coin reverse depicting the Emperor on horseback greeting a statue of Asclepius 144
18 Caracalla on standing on steps in front of Tyche who holds a statue of Asclepius 144
19 Caracalla on horseback standing in front of a statue of Asclepius 145
20 Asclepius and Caracalla standing with an altar between them 146
21 Asclepius and Caracalla standing facing each other with a sacrificial animal between them. BMC Mysia 155.323 146
22 Caracalla worshipping in front of a temple in which Asclepius stands 147
23 Caracalla standing in front of the temple of Asclepius, an attendant stands between them preparing to sacrifice a bull 147
24 Caracalla standing in front of a tree around which the Asclepieian snake is coiled, with Telesphorus standing between them 148
25 The three neocorate temples of Pergamum 149
26 Coin from Pergamum showing the seated cult statue of Asclepius 151
27 Severus Alexander depicted as a priest of Asclepius, Aigeai 154
28 Denarius from the Roman mint showing Asclepius with the globe on the reverse, AD 215 157
29 Bronze coin from Pergamum showing the Asclepieian snake coiled around the omphalus on reverse 158
30 Caracallan Sestertius showing Asclepius with Telesphorus and omphalos 160
31 Hadrianic Cistophori from Pergamum depicting Telesphorus 160
32 RIB 1028 182
33 Plan of the hospital at Vetera I 186
34 ILNovae 9 188
35 Plan of the valetudinarium at Novae 191
36 The Thracian rider, IGBulg 5.5806 196
37 Map of Philippopolis 197
38 IGBulg 3.1126 200
39 IGBulg 3.1126 200
40 IGBulg 3.1127 201
41 IGBulg 2.518 203
42 IGBulg 2.521 203
43 Head of Eshmun-Asclepius from Sidon 221
44 Torso of Eshmun-Asclepius 221
45 Map of Roman North Africa 227
46 Evidence for cult from sites in Africa Proconsularis 229
47 Evidence for cult of Asclepius in Numidia 231
48 Tunis type statue of Asclepius from Lambaesis 235
49 Reconstructed drawing of the Asclepieion at Lambaesis 248
50 Temple of Asclepius at Lambaesis 249
Tables
1 Reasons for the dissemination of a cult and its application to the cult of Asclepius with data from Davies (2005) 34
2 Percentage of ex-votos from Fregellae and Ponte di Nona with data from Potter (1988) 68
3 Data from the PHI database showing the frequency of occurrence of the titles utilised in BMusImp 3 (1932) 22.19 99
4 Coins depicting Asclepius. From BMC Mysia, Volume 15 137
5 Members of Imperial Household depicted on coins from Pergamum with Asclepius. From BMC Mysia 138
6 Occurrences of Asclepius on Roman imperial coinage post-Caracalla 159
7 Evidence for cult from sites in Africa Proconsularis. With data from Benseddik (2010a) 229
8 Evidence for cult from sites in Numidia. With data from Benseddik (2010a) 231
9 Inscriptions found in the area of the Asclepieion. With data from Benseddik (2010) 254