College of Aesculapius and Hygia
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The College of Aesculapius and Hygia was an association (collegium) founded in the mid-2nd century AD by a wealthy Roman woman named Salvia Marcellina, in honor of her dead husband[1] and the procurator for whom he had worked.[2] It is known from a lengthy inscription,[3] dated March 11, 153 AD, that preserves the statute (lex) under which the college was constituted.[4] The college was located on the Appian Way on the outskirts of Rome,[5] between the first and second milestones near the oldest Temple of Mars at Rome.[6] In addition to its commemorative purpose, the college served as a burial society and dining club for its members.[7]