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Fig. 113: Library in Asclepion/Hospital. Photo. by A. Kılınç.

students. In other words, he established a medical university
in Rhodiapolis. So much so that Heraclitus fame spread from
Rome to Athens.
Heraclitus was also a great poet who wrote many poems.
That’s why, exactly 200 years after his death, they referred to his
benevolent compatriots as “ode masters”, that is, a great poet,
in the first line of the honor poem they placed next to his tem-
ple-shaped tomb. So much so that even after 200 years, they
have not forgotten their helpful compatriot (İplikçioğlu 2018).
The first hospital structure of Lycia, which was built by Hera-
clitus, has been completely unearthed by archaeological exca-
vations in the ancient city of Rhodiapolis today. If you want, you
can go to Antalya’s Kumluca district and stop by this beautiful
city and see with your own eyes the hospital structure, library,
and this poem dedicated to Heraclitus.

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