Antonine

Role: Senator · First appears: Book 2 · Chapter 27

At the sacred grove of Æsculapius, Antonine the Senator constructed a bath and temples for Æsculapius, Hygiea, Apollo, and the Bountiful Gods. He restored Cotys’ porch after its roof collapsed and it fell into ruin.

Antonine also erected a building where Epidaurians could lawfully die and bear children, and provided temple facilities, including a reservoir for storing rainwater, for their benefit.

Relationship record

Life events

• Antonine constructed a bath and temples dedicated to Æsculapius, Hygiea, Apollo, and the Bountiful Gods.(Book 2 · Chapter 27 · 📍 sacred grove of Æsculapius)
  • With: Hygiea Æsculapius Apollo
  • “Antonine the Senator constructed in our days a bath of Æsculapius, and a temple of the gods they call the Bountiful Gods. He built also a temple for Hygiea and for Æsculapius and for Apollo under the title of Egyptian gods.”
• Antonine restored Cotys’ porch after its roof collapsed and the structure fell into ruin.(Book 2 · Chapter 27 · 📍 sacred grove of Æsculapius)
  • With: Cotys
  • “He restored also Cotys’ porch for the roof had fallen in and it had all come to ruin as it had been built of unbaked brick.”
• Antonine erected a building where Epidaurians could legally die and bear children.(Book 2 · Chapter 27 · 📍 sacred grove of Æsculapius)
  • “But Antonine set this right and erected a building where it was lawful both to die and bear children.”
• Antonine installed a rainwater reservoir and other temple facilities for the Epidaurians.(Book 2 · Chapter 27 · 📍 sacred grove of Æsculapius)
  • “everything else in connection with the temple, as the reservoir e.g. in which rainwater is stored up, was put there by Antonine for the benefit of the Epidaurians.”

Book 2 · Chapter 27

• with Æsculapius (Antonine constructed a bath dedicated to Æsculapius.) “Antonine the Senator constructed in our days a bath of Æsculapius”
• with Hygiea (Antonine built a temple for Hygiea.) “He built also a temple for Hygiea and for Æsculapius and for Apollo under the title of Egyptian gods.”
• with Apollo (Antonine built a temple for Apollo.) “He built also a temple for Hygiea and for Æsculapius and for Apollo under the title of Egyptian gods.”
• with Cotys (Antonine restored Cotys' porch.) “He restored also Cotys’ porch for the roof had fallen in and it had all come to ruin as it had been built of unbaked brick.”

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Extracted from the original text of Pausanias' Description of Greece. Made with Rho MD.