Asklepios (latin: Asclepius), the god of healing, was an important deity to our medicus Gaius Petreius Ruso (Medicus: A Novel of the Roman Empire, by Ruth Downie). A statue of the god was kept at the entrance of the base hospital, and Ruso paid his respect daily.
An excellent discourse can be found on Asklepois at theoi.com.
The image, at Wikimedia Commons, represents a Colossal head of Asclepios wearing a metal crown (now lost), from a cult statue. Marble, Hellenistic artwork, 325-300 BC. from Melos. At the Blacas Collection.
