The Prince of Medicine

The Prince of Medicine
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Publisher : Oxford University Press, USA
Total Pages : 367
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ISBN-10 : 9780199767670
ISBN-13 : 019976767X
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Book Synopsis The Prince of Medicine by : Susan P. Mattern

Download or read book The Prince of Medicine written by Susan P. Mattern and published by Oxford University Press, USA. This book was released on 2013 with total page 367 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This book is a biography of the physician Galen of Pergamum (A.D. 129 - ca. 216), who began his remarkable career tending to wounded gladiators in provincial Asia Minor. Later in life he achieved great distinction as one of a small circle of court physicians to the family of Emperor Marcus Aurelius, at the very heart of Roman society. --From publisher's description.


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