"This volume brings together studies on heat, pneuma and soul - three concepts which, though the provenance of each is different, co-occur in ancient philosophy and science in a constellation of problems ranging from cosmology to animal physiology. Though much work has been done…
The ancient origins of teleological concepts are sometimes either conveniently forgotten or given a distorted appearance. On the one hand, ancient teleology has been obscured by the theological cloak of creationism. On the other, Darwinists have sometimes failed to give due cons…
The ancient origins of teleological concepts are sometimes either conveniently forgotten or given a distorted appearance. On the one hand, ancient teleology has been obscured by the theological cloak of creationism. On the other, Darwinists have sometimes failed to give due cons…
"Manuscripts containing Greek medical texts were inventoried by authors and works at the beginning of the 20th century by a group of philologists under the direction of Hermann Diels. Useful as it was - and will continue to be - Diels'catalogue omitted authors and works, misiden…
"Manuscripts containing Greek medical texts were inventoried by authors and works at the beginning of the 20th century by a group of philologists under the direction of Hermann Diels. Useful as it was - and will continue to be - Diels'catalogue omitted authors and works, misiden…
For almost half a century The Oxford Classical Dictionary has been the unrivalled one-volume reference work on the Graeco-Roman world. Whether one is interested in literature or art, philosophy or law, mythology or science, intimate details of daily life or broad cultural and hi…
Galen: Über das Erkennen erkrankter Körperteile V-VI
by Galen
fromCorpus medicorum Graecorum
"In his text De locis affectis, Galen of Pergamon developed a method that allowed the physician of antiquity to identify internal disease that was not directly visible. This volume offers the first critical edition of books V and VI of this central Galenic work. Drawing on all k…
Galen: Über das Erkennen erkrankter Körperteile V-VI
by Galen
fromCorpus medicorum Graecorum
"In his text De locis affectis, Galen of Pergamon developed a method that allowed the physician of antiquity to identify internal disease that was not directly visible. This volume offers the first critical edition of books V and VI of this central Galenic work. Drawing on all k…
"In his text De locis affectis, Galen of Pergamon developed a method that allowed the physician of antiquity to identify internal disease that was not directly visible. This volume offers the first critical edition of books V and VI of this central Galenic work. Drawing on all k…
Food in antiquity
"For almost half a century, Vivian Nutton has been a leading figure in the study of ancient (and less ancient) medicine. The field itself has been revolutionised over that time. In this volume distinguished colleagues and former students develop, in his honour, key themes of his…
With The Tools of Asclepius Lawrence Bliquez offers the first comprehensive treatment in English of the instruments and paraphernalia employed by Greco-Roman surgeons since John St. Milne's Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times (1907). Introductory sections cover topics …
In The Tools of Asclepius Lawrence Bliquez provides a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of the surgical instruments and paraphernalia used by Greco-Roman pharmacists, physicians and surgeons.
In The Tools of Asclepius Lawrence Bliquez provides a comprehensive, up-to-date treatment of the surgical instruments and paraphernalia used by Greco-Roman pharmacists, physicians and surgeons.
With The Tools of Asclepius Lawrence Bliquez offers the first comprehensive treatment in English of the instruments and paraphernalia employed by Greco-Roman surgeons since John St. Milne's Surgical Instruments in Greek and Roman Times (1907). Introductory sections cover topics …