Epidaurus

[ ep-i-dawr-uh s ]

/ ˌɛp ɪˈdɔr əs /

noun

an ancient town in S Greece, in Argolis: sanctuary of Asclepius; outdoor theater still in use.

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Examples from the Web for epidaurus

Aratus laid the matter before Antigonus, and hurriedly crossed over to Epidaurus by sea with a force of fifteen hundred men.
Plutarch's Lives, Volume IV|Aubrey Stewart
At the temple of Asclepius at Epidaurus was an inn (καταγώγιον) with four courts and colonnades, and in all 160 rooms.
Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 5, Slice 8|Various
Its three principal cities were Argos, Mycenae, and Epidaurus.
Athens: Its Rise and Fall, Complete|Edward Bulwer-Lytton
This only required one man to look after, and on the day Mitsos went to Epidaurus to get the resin he employed himself with it.
The Vintage|Edward Frederic Benson

"That's driving Epidaurus and Chaldea very fast," replied the physician with a grin.
Notre-Dame de Paris|Victor Hugo

British Dictionary definitions for epidaurus

Epidaurus

/ (ˌɛpɪˈdɔːrəs, Greek ɛpiˈðaʊrɔs) /

noun

an ancient port in Greece, in the NE Peloponnese, in Argolis on the Saronic Gulf

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