SettingsAncient Roman 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.
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").
Albucius
Albucius or Albutius was a physician of ancient Rome, who lived probably about the beginning or middle of the 1st century, and who is mentioned by Pliny as having gained by his practice th...
Albucius or Albutius was a physician of ancient Rome, who lived probably about the beginning or middle of the 1st century, and who is mentioned by Pliny as having gained by his practice th...
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.
Antonius Musa
Antonius Musa was a botanist and the Roman emperor Augustus's physician.
Antonius Musa was a botanist and the Roman emperor Augustus's 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.
Archiater
An archiater was a chief physician of a monarch, who typically retained several.
An archiater was a chief physician of a monarch, who typically retained several.
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.
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.
Aulus Cornelius Celsus
Aulus Cornelius Celsus (ca 25 BC—ca 50) was a Roman encyclopaedist, known for his extant medical work, De Medicina, which is believed to be the only surviving section of a much larger encycl...
Aulus Cornelius Celsus (ca 25 BC—ca 50) was a Roman encyclopaedist, known for his extant medical work, De Medicina, which is believed to be the only surviving section of a much larger encycl...
Caelius Aurelianus
Caelius Aurelianus of Sicca in Numidia was a Roman physician and writer on medical topics.
Caelius Aurelianus of Sicca in Numidia was a Roman physician and writer on medical topics.
Cassius Felix
Cassius Felix is a Roman African medical writer probaby native of Constantina.
Cassius Felix is a Roman African medical writer probaby native of Constantina.
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.
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...
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 ...
Marcellus Empiricus
Marcellus Empiricus, also known as Marcellus Burdigalensis, was a Latin medical writer from Gaul at the turn of the 4th and 5th centuries.
Marcellus Empiricus, also known as Marcellus Burdigalensis, was a Latin medical writer from Gaul at the turn of the 4th and 5th centuries.
Marcellus of Side
Marcellus of Side (or Marcellus Sidetes; 2nd century) a native of Side in Pamphylia, was born towards the end of the 1st century, and lived during the reigns of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius,...
Marcellus of Side (or Marcellus Sidetes; 2nd century) a native of Side in Pamphylia, was born towards the end of the 1st century, and lived during the reigns of Hadrian and Antoninus Pius,...
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.
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...
Muscio
Muscio (also Mustio) is the supposed author of the Genecia (Gynaecia), a treatise of gynecology dating to ca.
Muscio (also Mustio) is the supposed author of the Genecia (Gynaecia), a treatise of gynecology dating to ca.
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...
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.
Quintus Gargilius Martialis
Quintus Gargilius Martialis was a Roman writer on horticulture.
Quintus Gargilius Martialis was a Roman writer on horticulture.
Saint Diomedes
Saint Diomedes (Diomede) of Tarsus (d.
Saint Diomedes (Diomede) of Tarsus (d.
Saints Cosmas and Damian
Saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians, and early Christian martyrs born in Cilicia, part of today's Turkey.
Saints Cosmas and Damian were twin brothers, physicians, and early Christian martyrs born in Cilicia, part of today's Turkey.
Scribonius Largus
Scribonius Largus was the court physician to the Roman emperor Claudius.
Scribonius Largus was the court physician to the Roman emperor Claudius.
Sextius Niger
Sextius Niger was a Roman writer on pharmacology during the reign of Augustus or a little later.
Sextius Niger was a Roman writer on pharmacology during the reign of Augustus or a little later.
Sextus Empiricus
Sextus Empiricus (c. 160-210 AD), was a physician and philosopher, and has been variously reported to have lived in Alexandria, Rome, or Athens.
Sextus Empiricus (c. 160-210 AD), was a physician and philosopher, and has been variously reported to have lived in Alexandria, Rome, or Athens.
Theodorus Priscianus
Theodorus Priscianus was a physician at Constantinople during the 4th century, and the author of the Latin work Rerum Medicarum Libri Quatuor.
Theodorus Priscianus was a physician at Constantinople during the 4th century, and the author of the Latin work Rerum Medicarum Libri Quatuor.
Thessalus of Tralles
Thessalus of Tralles (fl. circa 70-95 AD) was a famous Roman physician and early adherent to the Methodic school of medicine.
Thessalus of Tralles (fl. circa 70-95 AD) was a famous Roman physician and early adherent to the Methodic school of medicine.