page_title: Tiber Island
section_title: Additional Roman shrines
hierarchical_section_title: Tiber Island / History / Temple of Aesculapius (3rd century BC) / Additional Roman shrines
context_page_description: The Tiber Island is the only island in the part of the Tiber which runs through Rome. Tiber Island is located in the southern bend of the Tiber.
  The island is boat-shaped, approximately 270 metres long and 67 metres wide, and has been connected with bridges to both sides of the river since antiquity. Being a seat of the ancient temple of Asclepius and later a hospital, the island is associated with medicine and healing. The Fatebenefratelli Hospital founded in the 16th century, and the Basilica of St. Bartholomew on the Island dating from the 10th century are located on the island.
context_section_description: After the Temple of Aesculapius, shrines dedicated to other deities were also erected after the 2nd century BC, namely:
  Jupiter Jurarius ("guarantor of oaths")
  Semo Sancus Dius Fidius, also a witness of oath
  Gaia, yet another witness of oath
  Faunus, boundary deity
  Vejovis, god of healing
  Tiberinus, river god
  Bellona, war goddess
caption: Entrance of the Fatebenefratelli Hospital (Ospedale Fatebenefratelli)
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