Greek Medicine Practice at Ancient Rome: The Physician Molecularist Asclepiades

Background: In the pre-Hellenistic period, the concept of medicine was not well-defined. Usually, a disease was considered as a divine punishment and its treatment was devolved to the priests who asked for healing from the divinities. The only job that could be compared to medical practice was a kin...

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Main Authors: Luigi Santacroce, Lucrezia Bottalico, Ioannis Alexandros Charitos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2017-12-01
Series:Medicines
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Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2305-6320/4/4/92