SettingsAncient Greek physicians
Abascantus
Abascantus (Greek Αβάσκαντος) was a physician of Lugdunum, who probably lived in the 2nd century.
Abascantus (Greek Αβάσκαντος) was a physician of Lugdunum, who probably lived in the 2nd century.
Acesias
Acesias (Greek Acesias) was an ancient Greek physician whose age and country are both unknown.
Acesias (Greek Acesias) was an ancient Greek physician whose age and country are both unknown.
Acron
Acron, son of Xenon, was an eminent Greek physician born at Agrigentum.
Acron, son of Xenon, was an eminent Greek physician born at Agrigentum.
Acumenus
Acumenus (Gr. Acumenus) was a physician of Athens who lived in the 5th century BC, and is mentioned as the friend and companion of Socrates.
Acumenus (Gr. Acumenus) was a physician of Athens who lived in the 5th century BC, and is mentioned as the friend and companion of Socrates.
Adamantius
Adamantius (Gr. Adamantius) was an ancient physician, bearing the title of Iatrosophista (; broadly, "professor of medicine").
Adamantius (Gr. Adamantius) was an ancient physician, bearing the title of Iatrosophista (; broadly, "professor of medicine").
Aegimus
Aegimus or Aegimius (Gr. Aegimus or Aegimus) was one of the most ancient of the Greek physicians, who is said by Galen to have been the first person who wrote a treatise on the pulse.
Aegimus or Aegimius (Gr. Aegimus or Aegimus) was one of the most ancient of the Greek physicians, who is said by Galen to have been the first person who wrote a treatise on the pulse.
Aelianus Meccius
Aelianus Meccius was an ancient physician, who must have lived in the 2nd century BC, as he is mentioned by Galen as the oldest of his tutors.
Aelianus Meccius was an ancient physician, who must have lived in the 2nd century BC, as he is mentioned by Galen as the oldest of his tutors.
Aelius Promotus
Aelius Promotus (Gr. Aelius Promotus) was an ancient physician of Alexandria, of whose personal history no particulars are known, and whose date is uncertain.
Aelius Promotus (Gr. Aelius Promotus) was an ancient physician of Alexandria, of whose personal history no particulars are known, and whose date is uncertain.
Aeschines (physician)
Aeschines (Gr. ) was an ancient physician who lived in the latter half of the 4th century.
Aeschines (Gr. ) was an ancient physician who lived in the latter half of the 4th century.
Aeschrion of Pergamon
Aeschrion (Gr. Aeschrion of Pergamon) of Pergamon was a physician in the 2nd century AD. He was one of Galen's tutors, who says that he belonged to the sect of the Empirici, and that he had a g...
Aeschrion (Gr. Aeschrion of Pergamon) of Pergamon was a physician in the 2nd century AD. He was one of Galen's tutors, who says that he belonged to the sect of the Empirici, and that he had a g...
Agapetus (physician)
Agapetus (Gr. Agapetus (physician)) was an ancient Greek physician, whose remedy for the gout is mentioned with approbation by Alexander of Tralles and Paul of Aegina.
Agapetus (Gr. Agapetus (physician)) was an ancient Greek physician, whose remedy for the gout is mentioned with approbation by Alexander of Tralles and Paul of Aegina.
Agathinus
Agathinus (Αγαθινος) was an eminent ancient Greek physician, the founder of a new medical sect, to which he gave the name of Episynthetici.
Agathinus (Αγαθινος) was an eminent ancient Greek physician, the founder of a new medical sect, to which he gave the name of Episynthetici.
Agnodice
Agnodice or Agnodike was the earliest historical, and likely apocryphal, midwife mentioned among the ancient Greeks.
Agnodice or Agnodike was the earliest historical, and likely apocryphal, midwife mentioned among the ancient Greeks.
Alcmaeon of Croton
Alcmaeon (Gr., Alkmaiōn, gen.: Ἀλκμαίωνος; 5th century BC) of Croton (in Magna Græcia) was one of the most eminent natural philosophers and medical theorists of antiquity.
Alcmaeon (Gr., Alkmaiōn, gen.: Ἀλκμαίωνος; 5th century BC) of Croton (in Magna Græcia) was one of the most eminent natural philosophers and medical theorists of antiquity.
Alexander of Tralles
Alexander of Tralles in Lydia (or Alexander Trallianus, c. 525 – c.605) was one of the most eminent of the ancient physicians.
Alexander of Tralles in Lydia (or Alexander Trallianus, c. 525 – c.605) was one of the most eminent of the ancient physicians.
Alexander Philalethes
Alexander Philalethes (Gr. ) was an ancient Greek physician, whom Priscian called Alexander Amator Veri (Alexander Truth-Lover), and who was probably the same person quoted by Caelius Aureli...
Alexander Philalethes (Gr. ) was an ancient Greek physician, whom Priscian called Alexander Amator Veri (Alexander Truth-Lover), and who was probably the same person quoted by Caelius Aureli...
Alexias
Alexias (Greek: ) was an ancient Greek physician who was a pupil of Thrasyas of Mantinea, and lived probably around the middle of the 4th century BC. Theophrastus mentions him as having lived ...
Alexias (Greek: ) was an ancient Greek physician who was a pupil of Thrasyas of Mantinea, and lived probably around the middle of the 4th century BC. Theophrastus mentions him as having lived ...
Alexion
Alexion was an ancient physician, who was probably (judging from his name) a native of Greece.
Alexion was an ancient physician, who was probably (judging from his name) a native of Greece.
Alexippus
Alexippus (Ancient Greek: ) was an ancient Greek physician who was mentioned by Plutarch as having received a letter from Alexander the Great himself, to thank him for having cured one of his of...
Alexippus (Ancient Greek: ) was an ancient Greek physician who was mentioned by Plutarch as having received a letter from Alexander the Great himself, to thank him for having cured one of his of...
Amentes
Amentes was an ancient Greek surgeon, mentioned by Galen as the inventor of some ingenious bandages.
Amentes was an ancient Greek surgeon, mentioned by Galen as the inventor of some ingenious bandages.
Ammonius Lithotomos
Ammonius Lithotomos,, of Alexandria, Greek lithotomist.
Ammonius Lithotomos,, of Alexandria, Greek lithotomist.
Anaxilaus
Anaxilaus of Larissa (1st-century BC) was a physician and Pythagorean philosopher.
Anaxilaus of Larissa (1st-century BC) was a physician and Pythagorean philosopher.
Androcydes (physician)
Androcydes (or Androkydes, fl. 4th century BCE) was a Greek physician and writer at the time of Alexander the Great.
Androcydes (or Androkydes, fl. 4th century BCE) was a Greek physician and writer at the time of Alexander the Great.
Andromachus (physician)
Andromachus (Ἀνδρόμαχος; 1st century) was the name of two Greek physicians, father and son, who lived in the time of Nero.
Andromachus (Ἀνδρόμαχος; 1st century) was the name of two Greek physicians, father and son, who lived in the time of Nero.
Anonymus Londinensis
Anonymus Londinensis is the name given to an anonymous Ancient Greek author of approximately the 1st century AD whose work On Medicine is partially preserved in a papyrus in the British Library.
Anonymus Londinensis is the name given to an anonymous Ancient Greek author of approximately the 1st century AD whose work On Medicine is partially preserved in a papyrus in the British Library.
Antiochis
The name Antiochis, in Greek Ἀντιoχίς is the female name of Antiochus.
The name Antiochis, in Greek Ἀντιoχίς is the female name of Antiochus.
Antipater (1st century BC physician)
Antipater was an ancient Greek physician and author of a work titled "On the Soul", of which the second book is quoted by the Scholiast on Homer, in which he said that the soul increased, dimini...
Antipater was an ancient Greek physician and author of a work titled "On the Soul", of which the second book is quoted by the Scholiast on Homer, in which he said that the soul increased, dimini...
Antipater (2nd century physician)
Antipater was an ancient Greek physician and contemporary of Galen at Rome in the 2nd century, who gives an account of his death and the morbid symptoms that preceded it.
Antipater was an ancient Greek physician and contemporary of Galen at Rome in the 2nd century, who gives an account of his death and the morbid symptoms that preceded it.
Antiphanes of Delos
Antiphanes of Delos was a physician.
Antiphanes of Delos was a physician.
Antyllus
Antyllus was a Greek surgeon, who lived in the 2nd century AD in Rome.
Antyllus was a Greek surgeon, who lived in the 2nd century AD in Rome.
Apollonides of Cos
Apollonides of Cos was a Greek physician of the 5th century BC, and a central character of Ctesias' history.
Apollonides of Cos was a Greek physician of the 5th century BC, and a central character of Ctesias' history.
Apollonios of Kition
Apollonios of Kition (or Apollonius of Citium, Απολλώνιος ο Κιτιεύς), was a physician (c.60 BC) belonging to the Empiric school of thought.
Apollonios of Kition (or Apollonius of Citium, Απολλώνιος ο Κιτιεύς), was a physician (c.60 BC) belonging to the Empiric school of thought.
Apollonius Glaucus
Apollonius Glaucus (Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος Γλαῦκος) was a physician and writer who must have lived during or before the 2nd century CE, as his work On Internal Diseases is quoted by Caelius Aurel...
Apollonius Glaucus (Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος Γλαῦκος) was a physician and writer who must have lived during or before the 2nd century CE, as his work On Internal Diseases is quoted by Caelius Aurel...
Archigenes
Archigenes ('Αρχιγένης), an eminent ancient Greek physician, who lived in the 1st and 2nd centuries.
Archigenes ('Αρχιγένης), an eminent ancient Greek physician, who lived in the 1st and 2nd centuries.
Aretaeus of Cappadocia
Aretaeus, is one of the most celebrated of the ancient Greek physicians, of whose life, however, few particulars are known.
Aretaeus, is one of the most celebrated of the ancient Greek physicians, of whose life, however, few particulars are known.
Aristogenes (physician)
Aristogenes (3rd century BC) the name of two Greek physicians mentioned by the Suda, of whom one was a native of Thasos, and wrote several medical works, of which some of the titles are preserved.
Aristogenes (3rd century BC) the name of two Greek physicians mentioned by the Suda, of whom one was a native of Thasos, and wrote several medical works, of which some of the titles are preserved.
Aristoxenus (physician)
Aristoxenus (Gr. ) was a Greek physician of Asia Minor who was quoted by Caelius Aurelianus.
Aristoxenus (Gr. ) was a Greek physician of Asia Minor who was quoted by Caelius Aurelianus.
Asclepiades of Bithynia
Asclepiades (c. 124 or 129 – 40 BC) was a Greek physician born at Prusa in Bithynia in Asia Minor and flourished at Rome, where he established Greek medicine near the end of the 2nd century BCE....
Asclepiades (c. 124 or 129 – 40 BC) was a Greek physician born at Prusa in Bithynia in Asia Minor and flourished at Rome, where he established Greek medicine near the end of the 2nd century BCE....
Asclepiades Pharmacion
Asclepiades Pharmacion or Asclepiades Junior (1st-2nd century), a Greek physician who must have lived at the end of the 1st or the beginning of the 2nd century, as he quotes Andromachus, D...
Asclepiades Pharmacion or Asclepiades Junior (1st-2nd century), a Greek physician who must have lived at the end of the 1st or the beginning of the 2nd century, as he quotes Andromachus, D...
Athenaeus of Attalia
Athenaeus of Attalia (1st century AD), was a physician, and the founder of the Pneumatic school of medicine.
Athenaeus of Attalia (1st century AD), was a physician, and the founder of the Pneumatic school of medicine.
Athryilatus
Athryilatus (Greek:Αθρυίλατος) (1-2nd c.AD) a Greek physician from Thasos, Macedonia (Roman province).
Athryilatus (Greek:Αθρυίλατος) (1-2nd c.AD) a Greek physician from Thasos, Macedonia (Roman province).
Bacchius of Tanagra
Bacchius of Tanagra, (or Baccheius, Βακχεῖος), (3rd century BC), was one of the earliest commentators on the writings of Hippocrates and was a native of Tanagra in Boeotia.
Bacchius of Tanagra, (or Baccheius, Βακχεῖος), (3rd century BC), was one of the earliest commentators on the writings of Hippocrates and was a native of Tanagra in Boeotia.
Bolus of Mendes
Bolus of Mendes (4th century BCE) was an ancient Greek philosopher and writer of medical works.
Bolus of Mendes (4th century BCE) was an ancient Greek philosopher and writer of medical works.
Calliphon of Croton
Calliphon of Croton (6th century BC) was a Pythagorean physician.
Calliphon of Croton (6th century BC) was a Pythagorean physician.
Chrysippus of Cnidos
Chrysippus of Cnidos (4th century BC) was a Greek physician.
Chrysippus of Cnidos (4th century BC) was a Greek physician.
Claudius Agathemerus
Claudius Agathemerus (Gr. ) was an ancient Greek physician who lived in the 1st century.
Claudius Agathemerus (Gr. ) was an ancient Greek physician who lived in the 1st century.
Criton of Heraclea
Criton of Heraclea (Κρίτων, Titus Statilius Crito, T. Statilius Crito) was a 2nd century (c.100 AD) Greek chief physician and procurator of Roman Emperor Trajan (98-117) in the campaign in Dacia.
Criton of Heraclea (Κρίτων, Titus Statilius Crito, T. Statilius Crito) was a 2nd century (c.100 AD) Greek chief physician and procurator of Roman Emperor Trajan (98-117) in the campaign in Dacia.
Ctesias
Ctesias of Cnidus (Greek ) was a Greek physician and historian from Cnidus in Caria.
Ctesias of Cnidus (Greek ) was a Greek physician and historian from Cnidus in Caria.
Damocrates
Servilius Damocrates (or Democrates, Δαμοκράτης, Δημοκράτης) was a Greek physician at Rome in the middle to late 1st century CE. He may have received the praenomen "Servillius" from...
Servilius Damocrates (or Democrates, Δαμοκράτης, Δημοκράτης) was a Greek physician at Rome in the middle to late 1st century CE. He may have received the praenomen "Servillius" from...
Democedes
Democedes of Croton, described in The Histories of Herodotus as "the most skillful physician of his time".
Democedes of Croton, described in The Histories of Herodotus as "the most skillful physician of his time".
Demosthenes Philalethes
Demosthenes Philalethes (Gr. ) was an ancient Greek physician of Asia Minor who was one of the pupils of Alexander Philalethes, a contemporary of Aristoxenus, and a follower of the teachings of ...
Demosthenes Philalethes (Gr. ) was an ancient Greek physician of Asia Minor who was one of the pupils of Alexander Philalethes, a contemporary of Aristoxenus, and a follower of the teachings of ...
Dexippus of Cos
Dexippus of Cos, (also called Dioxippus; 4th century BC), a Greek physician of Cos, who was one of the pupils of the celebrated Hippocrates, and lived in the 4th century BC. Hecatomnus, prince o...
Dexippus of Cos, (also called Dioxippus; 4th century BC), a Greek physician of Cos, who was one of the pupils of the celebrated Hippocrates, and lived in the 4th century BC. Hecatomnus, prince o...
Dieuches
Dieuches, (Διεύχης), a Greek physician, who lived probably in the 4th century BC, and belonged to the Dogmatic school of medicine.
Dieuches, (Διεύχης), a Greek physician, who lived probably in the 4th century BC, and belonged to the Dogmatic school of medicine.
Diocles of Carystus
Diocles of Carystus (Διοκλῆς ὁ Καρύστιος; lived 4th century BC), a very celebrated Greek physician, was born at Carystus in Euboea, lived not long after the time of Hippocrates, to whom Pliny sa...
Diocles of Carystus (Διοκλῆς ὁ Καρύστιος; lived 4th century BC), a very celebrated Greek physician, was born at Carystus in Euboea, lived not long after the time of Hippocrates, to whom Pliny sa...
Diphilus (physician)
Diphilus, (Δίφιλος), a Greek physician of Siphnus, one of the Cyclades, who was a contemporary of Lysimachus, king of Thrace, about the beginning of the 3rd century BC. He wrote a work entitled,...
Diphilus, (Δίφιλος), a Greek physician of Siphnus, one of the Cyclades, who was a contemporary of Lysimachus, king of Thrace, about the beginning of the 3rd century BC. He wrote a work entitled,...
Draco (physician)
Draco (or Dracon, Δράκον) was the name of several physicians in the family of Hippocrates.
Draco (or Dracon, Δράκον) was the name of several physicians in the family of Hippocrates.
Epicles
Epicles (Epiklês) was an Ancient Greek medical writer who lived after Bacchius, and therefore probably in the 2nd or 1st century BC.
Epicles (Epiklês) was an Ancient Greek medical writer who lived after Bacchius, and therefore probably in the 2nd or 1st century BC.
Epipodius and Alexander
Epipodius (Épipode) and his companion Alexander (d.
Epipodius (Épipode) and his companion Alexander (d.
Erasistratus
Erasistratus (Ἐρασίστρατος; 304 BC – 250 BC) was a Greek anatomist and royal physician under Seleucus I Nicator of Syria.
Erasistratus (Ἐρασίστρατος; 304 BC – 250 BC) was a Greek anatomist and royal physician under Seleucus I Nicator of Syria.
Eudoxus of Cnidus
Eudoxus of Cnidus was a Greek astronomer, mathematician, scholar and student of Plato.
Eudoxus of Cnidus was a Greek astronomer, mathematician, scholar and student of Plato.
Euryphon
Euryphon, (Εὐρυφῶν), a celebrated Greek physician of Cnidos in Caria, who was probably born in the former half of the 5th century BC, as Soranus says that he was a contemporary of Hippocrates, ...
Euryphon, (Εὐρυφῶν), a celebrated Greek physician of Cnidos in Caria, who was probably born in the former half of the 5th century BC, as Soranus says that he was a contemporary of Hippocrates, ...
Evenor
Evenor (Ancient Greek: ) is the name of a character from the myth of Atlantis and of several historical figures.
Evenor (Ancient Greek: ) is the name of a character from the myth of Atlantis and of several historical figures.
Gaius Stertinius Xenophon
Gaius Stertinius Xenophon (approx. 10 BC - 54 AD), often referred to in ancient literature as simply Xenophon, was a physician who served the Roman Emperor, Claudius, the fourth member of ...
Gaius Stertinius Xenophon (approx. 10 BC - 54 AD), often referred to in ancient literature as simply Xenophon, was a physician who served the Roman Emperor, Claudius, the fourth member of ...
Glaucias (physician 3rd c.BC)
Glaucias (Γλαυκίας; c. 3rd century BC) was a Greek physician of the Empiric school who wrote commentaries on the works of Hippocrates.
Glaucias (Γλαυκίας; c. 3rd century BC) was a Greek physician of the Empiric school who wrote commentaries on the works of Hippocrates.
Glaucias (physician 4th c.BC)
Glaucias ( also Glaukos or Glaucus) was the physician who attended Hephaestion during his final illness and was executed by crucifixion on Alexander's orders.
Glaucias ( also Glaukos or Glaucus) was the physician who attended Hephaestion during his final illness and was executed by crucifixion on Alexander's orders.
Heliodorus (surgeon)
Heliodorus was a surgeon in the 1st century AD, probably from Egypt, and mentioned in the Satires of Juvenal.
Heliodorus was a surgeon in the 1st century AD, probably from Egypt, and mentioned in the Satires of Juvenal.
Heraclides of Erythrae
Heraclides of Erythrae, (1st century BC), a physician of Erythrae in Ionia, who was a pupil of Chrysermus, a fellow-pupil of Apollonius, and a contemporary of Strabo in the 1st century BC. Galen...
Heraclides of Erythrae, (1st century BC), a physician of Erythrae in Ionia, who was a pupil of Chrysermus, a fellow-pupil of Apollonius, and a contemporary of Strabo in the 1st century BC. Galen...
Heraclides of Tarentum
Heraclides of Tarentum, (c. 2nd century BC), was a Greek physician of the Empiric school who wrote commentaries on the works of Hippocrates.
Heraclides of Tarentum, (c. 2nd century BC), was a Greek physician of the Empiric school who wrote commentaries on the works of Hippocrates.
Heraklas
Heraklas was a Greek physician of the 1st century AD whose descriptions of surgeons' knots and slings are preserved in book 48 of Oribasius' Medical Collections under the title From Hera...
Heraklas was a Greek physician of the 1st century AD whose descriptions of surgeons' knots and slings are preserved in book 48 of Oribasius' Medical Collections under the title From Hera...
Herodicus
Herodicus (Ἡρóδιĸος) was a Greek physician of the fifth century BC, and a native of Selymbria.
Herodicus (Ἡρóδιĸος) was a Greek physician of the fifth century BC, and a native of Selymbria.
Herophilos
Herophilos, sometimes Latinized Herophilus (335-280 BC), was a Greek physician.
Herophilos, sometimes Latinized Herophilus (335-280 BC), was a Greek physician.
Hicesius (physician)
Hicesius, (Ἱκέσιος), a Greek physician, who lived probably at the end of the 1st century BC, as he is quoted by Crito, and lived shortly before Strabo.
Hicesius, (Ἱκέσιος), a Greek physician, who lived probably at the end of the 1st century BC, as he is quoted by Crito, and lived shortly before Strabo.
Hippocrates
Hippocrates of Cos or Hippokrates of Kos was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles, and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.
Hippocrates of Cos or Hippokrates of Kos was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles, and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine.
Hippocrates (physician)
Hippocrates (Ἱπποκράτης) was the name of several physicians in the time of Ancient Greece, some of whom were in the same family as the celebrated Hippocrates of Cos (Hippocrates II).
Hippocrates (Ἱπποκράτης) was the name of several physicians in the time of Ancient Greece, some of whom were in the same family as the celebrated Hippocrates of Cos (Hippocrates II).
Leonidas (physician)
Leonidas, (Λεωνίδας), a Greek physician who was a native of Alexandria, and belonged to the sect of the Episynthetici.
Leonidas, (Λεωνίδας), a Greek physician who was a native of Alexandria, and belonged to the sect of the Episynthetici.
Mantias
Mantias, (Μαντίας; 3rd century BC) a Greek physician who was the tutor of Heraclides of Tarentum, and one of the followers of Herophilus; and who lived therefore most probably in the 3rd century...
Mantias, (Μαντίας; 3rd century BC) a Greek physician who was the tutor of Heraclides of Tarentum, and one of the followers of Herophilus; and who lived therefore most probably in the 3rd century...
Medical community of ancient Rome
Medical community as used in this article refers to medical institutions and services offered to populations under the jurisdiction of the late Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.
Medical community as used in this article refers to medical institutions and services offered to populations under the jurisdiction of the late Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.
Medius (physician)
Medius (Μήδιος; 4th-3rd century BC) a Greek physician who was a pupil of Chrysippus of Cnidos, and who lived therefore probably in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. Galen says he was held in good re...
Medius (Μήδιος; 4th-3rd century BC) a Greek physician who was a pupil of Chrysippus of Cnidos, and who lived therefore probably in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. Galen says he was held in good re...
Meges of Sidon
Meges (Μέγης; 1st century BC) an eminent surgeon, born at Sidon in Phoenicia, who practised at Rome with great reputation and success, shortly before the time of Celsus, and therefore probably i...
Meges (Μέγης; 1st century BC) an eminent surgeon, born at Sidon in Phoenicia, who practised at Rome with great reputation and success, shortly before the time of Celsus, and therefore probably i...
Menecrates of Syracuse
Menecrates of Syracuse was the physician at the court of Philip of Macedon, 359—336 BC. He seems to have been a successful practitioner, but to have made himself ridiculous by calling himself Ze...
Menecrates of Syracuse was the physician at the court of Philip of Macedon, 359—336 BC. He seems to have been a successful practitioner, but to have made himself ridiculous by calling himself Ze...
Menemachus
Menemachus, (Μενέμαχος), a Greek physician born at one of the cities named Aphrodisias, who belonged to the Methodic school of medicine, and lived in the 2nd century.
Menemachus, (Μενέμαχος), a Greek physician born at one of the cities named Aphrodisias, who belonged to the Methodic school of medicine, and lived in the 2nd century.
Menodotus of Nicomedia
Menodotus (Μηνόδοτος; 2nd century) of Nicomedia in Bithynia, was a physician; a pupil of Antiochus of Laodicea; and tutor to Herodotus of Tarsus.
Menodotus (Μηνόδοτος; 2nd century) of Nicomedia in Bithynia, was a physician; a pupil of Antiochus of Laodicea; and tutor to Herodotus of Tarsus.
Metrodora
Metrodora was a Greek female physician and author of the oldest medical text known to have been written by a woman, On the Diseases and Cures of Women.
Metrodora was a Greek female physician and author of the oldest medical text known to have been written by a woman, On the Diseases and Cures of Women.
Metrodorus of Cos
Metrodorus of Cos, lived c. 460 BC, was the son of Epicharmus.
Metrodorus of Cos, lived c. 460 BC, was the son of Epicharmus.
Mnesitheus
Mnesitheus (Μνησίθεος; 4th century BC) of Athens, was a Greek physician, who probably lived in the 4th century BC, as he is quoted by the comic poet Alexis.
Mnesitheus (Μνησίθεος; 4th century BC) of Athens, was a Greek physician, who probably lived in the 4th century BC, as he is quoted by the comic poet Alexis.
Moschion (physician)
Moschion, (Μοσχίων), a physician quoted by Soranus, Andromachus, and Asclepiades Pharmacion, and who lived, therefore, in or before the 1st century.
Moschion, (Μοσχίων), a physician quoted by Soranus, Andromachus, and Asclepiades Pharmacion, and who lived, therefore, in or before the 1st century.
Nicander
Nicander of Colophon (Νίκανδρος ὁ Κολοφώνιος, 2nd century BC), Greek poet, physician and grammarian, was born at Claros, (Ahmetbeyli, Izmir in modern Turkey), near Colophon, where his family hel...
Nicander of Colophon (Νίκανδρος ὁ Κολοφώνιος, 2nd century BC), Greek poet, physician and grammarian, was born at Claros, (Ahmetbeyli, Izmir in modern Turkey), near Colophon, where his family hel...
Nicomachus (father of Aristotle)
Nicomachus (Νικόμαχος), lived c. 375 BC, was the father of Aristotle.
Nicomachus (Νικόμαχος), lived c. 375 BC, was the father of Aristotle.
Numisianus
Numisianus, (Νουμισιανός; 2nd century) an eminent Greek physician at Corinth, whose lectures Galen attended c. 150, having gone to Corinth for that very reason.
Numisianus, (Νουμισιανός; 2nd century) an eminent Greek physician at Corinth, whose lectures Galen attended c. 150, having gone to Corinth for that very reason.
Nymphodorus (physician)
Nymphodorus, (Νυμφόδωρος; 3rd century BC), a Greek physician, who must have lived in or before the 3rd century BC, as he is mentioned by Heraclides of Tarentum.
Nymphodorus, (Νυμφόδωρος; 3rd century BC), a Greek physician, who must have lived in or before the 3rd century BC, as he is mentioned by Heraclides of Tarentum.
Oribasius
Oribasius or Oreibasius was a Greek medical writer and the personal physician of the Roman emperor Julian the Apostate.
Oribasius or Oreibasius was a Greek medical writer and the personal physician of the Roman emperor Julian the Apostate.
Pausanias of Sicily
Pausanias was a native of Sicily in the 5th century BC, who belonged to the family of the Asclepiadae, and whose father's name was Anchitus.
Pausanias was a native of Sicily in the 5th century BC, who belonged to the family of the Asclepiadae, and whose father's name was Anchitus.
Pedanius Dioscorides
Pedanius Dioscorides was a Greek physician, pharmacologist and botanist, the author of De Materia Medica -- a 5-volume encyclopedia about herbal medicine and related medicinal substances, t...
Pedanius Dioscorides was a Greek physician, pharmacologist and botanist, the author of De Materia Medica -- a 5-volume encyclopedia about herbal medicine and related medicinal substances, t...
Philagrius of Epirus
Philagrius of Epirus (Φιλάγριος Ηπειρώτης; 3rd century) a Greek medical writer, born in Epirus, lived after Galen and before Oribasius, and therefore probably in the 3rd century.
Philagrius of Epirus (Φιλάγριος Ηπειρώτης; 3rd century) a Greek medical writer, born in Epirus, lived after Galen and before Oribasius, and therefore probably in the 3rd century.
Philinus of Cos
Philinus of Cos (Φιλῖνος; 3rd century BC) was a Greek physician.
Philinus of Cos (Φιλῖνος; 3rd century BC) was a Greek physician.
Philip of Acarnania
Philip of Acarnania was friend and physician of Alexander the Great, of whom a well-known story is told by several ancient authors.
Philip of Acarnania was friend and physician of Alexander the Great, of whom a well-known story is told by several ancient authors.
Philistion of Locri
Philistion of Locri (Φιλιστίων) was a physician and writer on medicine who lived in the 4th century BC.
Philistion of Locri (Φιλιστίων) was a physician and writer on medicine who lived in the 4th century BC.
Philotas (physician)
Philotas of Amphissa was a physician of the 1st century BC.
Philotas of Amphissa was a physician of the 1st century BC.
Philotimus
Philotimus, (Φιλότιμος), (4th and 3rd centuries BC), an eminent Greek physician, a pupil of Praxagoras, and a fellow pupil of Herophilus.
Philotimus, (Φιλότιμος), (4th and 3rd centuries BC), an eminent Greek physician, a pupil of Praxagoras, and a fellow pupil of Herophilus.
Philoxenus (physician)
Philoxenus (Φιλόξενος), a Greco-Egyptian surgeon, who, according to Celsus, wrote several valuable volumes on surgery.
Philoxenus (Φιλόξενος), a Greco-Egyptian surgeon, who, according to Celsus, wrote several valuable volumes on surgery.
Philumenus
Philumenus (Φιλούμενος), a Greek physician, mentioned by an anonymous writer as one of the most eminent members of his profession.
Philumenus (Φιλούμενος), a Greek physician, mentioned by an anonymous writer as one of the most eminent members of his profession.
Plistonicus
Plistonicus (or Pleistonicus, Πλειστόνικος), was an ancient Greek physician, a pupil of Praxagoras, who therefore lived in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. He appears to have written a work o...
Plistonicus (or Pleistonicus, Πλειστόνικος), was an ancient Greek physician, a pupil of Praxagoras, who therefore lived in the 4th and 3rd centuries BC. He appears to have written a work o...
Polemocrates (physician)
Polemocrates, son of Machaon and grandson of Asclepius, was a skilful physician.
Polemocrates, son of Machaon and grandson of Asclepius, was a skilful physician.
Polybus (physician)
Polybus (fl. c. 400 BC) was one of the pupils of Hippocrates, and also his son-in-law.
Polybus (fl. c. 400 BC) was one of the pupils of Hippocrates, and also his son-in-law.
Praxagoras
Praxagoras was an influential figure of medicine in ancient Greece.
Praxagoras was an influential figure of medicine in ancient Greece.
Proclus of Rhegium
Proclus or Proklos (Πρόκλος; 1st century), probably a native of Rhegium, was a physician among the Bruttii in Italy.
Proclus or Proklos (Πρόκλος; 1st century), probably a native of Rhegium, was a physician among the Bruttii in Italy.
Rufus of Ephesus
Rufus of Ephesus was a Greek physician and author who wrote treatises on dietetics, pathology, anatomy, and patient care.
Rufus of Ephesus was a Greek physician and author who wrote treatises on dietetics, pathology, anatomy, and patient care.
Serapion of Alexandria
Serapion of Alexandria, was a physician who lived in the 3rd century BC. He belonged to the Empiric school, and so much extended and improved the system of Philinus of Cos, that the creation of ...
Serapion of Alexandria, was a physician who lived in the 3rd century BC. He belonged to the Empiric school, and so much extended and improved the system of Philinus of Cos, that the creation of ...
Soranus of Ephesus
Soranus (1st/2nd century) was a Greek physician from Ephesus.
Soranus (1st/2nd century) was a Greek physician from Ephesus.
Themison of Laodicea
Themison of Laodicea, (Θεμίσων), 1st century BC, was the founder of the Methodic school of medicine, and one of the most eminent physicians of his time.
Themison of Laodicea, (Θεμίσων), 1st century BC, was the founder of the Methodic school of medicine, and one of the most eminent physicians of his time.
Theodas of Laodicea
Theodas (or Theudas) of Laodicea, was a physician of the Empiric school, in the 2nd century.
Theodas (or Theudas) of Laodicea, was a physician of the Empiric school, in the 2nd century.
Thessalus (physician)
Thessalus, (Θεσσαλός), a physician from ancient Greece, and the son of Hippocrates, the famous physician.
Thessalus, (Θεσσαλός), a physician from ancient Greece, and the son of Hippocrates, the famous physician.
Xenocrates of Aphrodisias
Xenocrates (Ξενοκράτης; 1st century) a Greek physician of Aphrodisias in Cilicia, who must have lived about the middle of the 1st century, as he was probably a contemporary of Andromachus the Yo...
Xenocrates (Ξενοκράτης; 1st century) a Greek physician of Aphrodisias in Cilicia, who must have lived about the middle of the 1st century, as he was probably a contemporary of Andromachus the Yo...
Zeno (physician)
Zeno (or Zenon, Ζήνων; 3rd and 2nd centuries BC) was a Greek physician.
Zeno (or Zenon, Ζήνων; 3rd and 2nd centuries BC) was a Greek physician.
Zeno of Cyprus
Zeno of Cyprus, (4th century), was a Greek physician, a native of Cyprus, and the tutor of Ionicus, Magnus, and Oribasius.
Zeno of Cyprus, (4th century), was a Greek physician, a native of Cyprus, and the tutor of Ionicus, Magnus, and Oribasius.
Zeuxis of Tarentum
Zeuxis of Tarentum, 3rd century BC, was a physician of the Empiric school, who wrote commentaries on the works of Hippocrates.
Zeuxis of Tarentum, 3rd century BC, was a physician of the Empiric school, who wrote commentaries on the works of Hippocrates.
Zopyrus (physician)
Zopyrus (Ζώπυρος; 1st-century BCE) was a surgeon at Alexandria, and the tutor of Apollonius of Citium and Posidonius.
Zopyrus (Ζώπυρος; 1st-century BCE) was a surgeon at Alexandria, and the tutor of Apollonius of Citium and Posidonius.