Aulus Cornelius Celsus – a famous Roman encyclopedist
The ancient Romans did not work as physicians, but they used the services of foreign doctors, mostly Greeks. During the times of the Roman Empire there emerged a class of well-educated patricians, who possessed knowledge in various field. Aulus Cornelius Celsus, the author of a voluminous work, was...
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| Language: | English |
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University of Applied Sciences in Tarnow, Poland
2020-03-01
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| Series: | Health Promotion & Physical Activity |
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| Online Access: | https://journals.anstar.edu.pl/index.php/hppa/article/view/147 |
| Summary: | The ancient Romans did not work as physicians, but they used the services of foreign doctors, mostly Greeks. During the times of the Roman Empire there emerged a class of well-educated patricians, who possessed knowledge in various field. Aulus Cornelius Celsus, the author of a voluminous work, was one of such patricians. Of the numerous volumes of his encyclopaedia only a fragment on medicine in extant. The piece which remains intact is a collection of medical knowledge of those times. |
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| ISSN: | 2544-9117 |