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Diocles of Carystus. Volume 2, Commentary
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Diocles of Carystus (4th century BCE), also known as "the younger Hippocrates", was one of the most prominent medical authorities in antiquity. He wrote extensively on a wide range of areas such as...
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21 June 2001

Diocles of Carystus (4th century BCE), also known as "the younger Hippocrates", was one of the most prominent medical authorities in antiquity. He wrote extensively on a wide range of areas such as anatomy, physiology, pathology, therapeutics, embryology, gynaecology, dietetics, foods and poisons. In his writings, he betrays strong philosophical influence, and his views present striking connections with the Hippocratic Corpus, Plato, Aristotle and Theophrastus. The study of Diocles' ideas has long been hampered by the absence of a reliable collection of the remaining evidence. This book presents and discusses all the fragments and testimonies to Diocles' views. Following on from the first volume, which presented the Greek, Latin and Arabic sources with facing English translation, the second volume provides a commentary on the fragments and places them in their intellectual context.
Price: $288.00
Pages: 504
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Studies in Ancient Medicine
Publication Date:
21 June 2001
ISBN: 9789004120129
Format: Other
'It makes thoroughly enjoyable reading, and not only for the specialist.'
Manuela Tecusan, Medical History, 2005.
'This will certainly become a standard reference work for students of ancient medicine…'
S. Douglas Olson, Classical World.
Manuela Tecusan, Medical History, 2005.
'This will certainly become a standard reference work for students of ancient medicine…'
S. Douglas Olson, Classical World.
Philip J. van der Eijk, Ph.D. (1991) Leiden, is Professor of Greek at the University of Newcastle upon Tyne. He has published widely on ancient medicine, philosophy, science, comparative literature and patristics. He is the author of Aristoteles. De insomniis. De divinatione per somnum (Berlin, 1994), editor of Ancient Histories of Medicine (Brill, 1999), and co-editor of Ancient Medicine in its Socio-Cultural Context (Amsterdam-Atlanta, 1995).