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Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus [2] (Greek: Κλαύδιος Γαληνός; September 129 – c. 216 AD), often anglicized as Galen (/ ˈ ɡ eɪ l ən /) or Galen of Pergamon, [3] was a Roman and Greek physician, surgeon, and philosopher.
Ancient Greek women physicians (10 P) Pages in category "Ancient Greek physicians" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total.
The following is a list of ancient physicians who were known to have practised, ... Greek: Physician active in Rome Criton of Heraclea: 1st–2nd century CE: Greek:
Physician treating a patient (Attic red-figure aryballos, 480–470 BC)Ancient Greek medicine was a compilation of theories and practices that were constantly expanding through new ideologies and trials.
Hippocrates of Kos (/ h ɪ ˈ p ɒ k r ə t iː z /, Ancient Greek: Ἱπποκράτης ὁ Κῷος, romanized: Hippokrátēs ho Kôios; c. 460 – c. 370 BC), also known as Hippocrates II, was a Greek physician and philosopher of the classical period who is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.
Crateuas [4] (111–64 BC), [5] also known as Cratevas [6] , Krateuas, [7] or Kratevas [5] (Ancient Greek: Κρατεύας), [8] was a Greek doctor and pharmacologist. He was distinguished from others of the same name by the epithet "Rootpicker" or "Rhizotomist" ( ὁ ῥιζοτόμος , ho rhizotómos ) after the Greek name of his principle ...
Herophilos (/ h ɪ ˈ r ɒ f ɪ l ə s /; Ancient Greek: Ἡρόφιλος; 335–280 BC), sometimes Latinised Herophilus, was a Greek physician regarded as one of the earliest anatomists. Born in Chalcedon, he spent the majority of his life in Alexandria. He was the first scientist to systematically perform scientific dissections of human ...
Ctesias (/ ˈ t iː ʒ ə s / TEE-zhəs; Ancient Greek: Κτησίᾱς, romanized: Ktēsíās; fl. 5th century BC), also known as Ctesias of Cnidus, was a Greek physician and historian from the town of Cnidus in Caria, then part of the Achaemenid Empire.