THE GREEK MEDICINE COLLECTION

Description

The “Greek Medicine Collection” includes all known works of Ancient Greek Literature works treading with health and medicine, a total of 60 volumes, carrying the though of the great physicians of antiquity:

• Hippocrates (17 volumes): Hippocrates’ work marks a turning point in the global history of medicine, for he laid the foundations of scientific medicine as we understand it today.
• Galen (29 volumes): Galen’s treatment of the human body as an integrated whole, defined in health by balance and moderation, makes his work relevant even in today’s era of rapid medical and technological advancement.
• Pedanius Dioscurides (8 volumes): The work of the greatest pharmacologist and botanist of antiquity records the entirety of ancient pharmacology, botany, and practical medicine, as well as elements of popular tradition and the folk beliefs surrounding health.
• Aretaeus (2 volumes): Aretaeus’ work places great emphasis on anatomy and focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of both acute and chronic diseases.
• Soranus (2 volumes): The work of one of the most important physicians of the Roman Empire.
• Oribasius (1 volume): The work of Emperor Julian’s personal physician (the Kaktos edition of Oribasius’ writings is ongoing).
• Anonymus Londinensis (1 volume): A rendering of the papyrus preserved in the British Museum. Dating to the 2nd century CE, this work refers to now-lost earlier sources about otherwise unknown physicians of antiquity.