Agathias "AP 11.382": Corruption and Ostentation, an Epigram Deriding a Physician

Agathias "AP 11.382": Corruption and Ostentation, an Epigram Deriding a Physician

Agathias' poem Corruption and Ostentation is analyzed. Agathias ridicules Callignotus, a Coan physician, who proves to be an avaricious and incompetent representative of the renowned medical school at Cos.

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Veröffentlicht in:Mnemosyne 2003-01, Vol.56 (5), p.590-597
1. Verfasser: Maria Plastira-Valkanou
Format: Artikel
Sprache:eng
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Agathias (536?-82?)
Analysis
Anthologies
Conspicuous consumption
Epigrams
Grammar
Greek language
Medical schools
Miscellanea
Nouns
Physicians
Pleurisy
Poetry
Prognosis
Pronunciation
Vowels
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Zusammenfassung:Agathias' poem Corruption and Ostentation is analyzed. Agathias ridicules Callignotus, a Coan physician, who proves to be an avaricious and incompetent representative of the renowned medical school at Cos.
ISSN:0026-7074
1568-525X