Doctors in Ancient Greek and Roman Rhetorical Education

This article collects and examines all references to doctors in rhetorical exercises used in ancient Greek and Roman schools in the Roman Empire. While doctors are sometimes portrayed positively as philanthropic, expert practitioners of their divinely sanctioned art, they are more often depicted as...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Journal of the history of medicine and allied sciences 2013-10, Vol.68 (4), p.529-550
1. Verfasser:	GIBSON, CRAIG A.
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Ancient history Education, Medical - history Greek World - history History of medicine History of medicine and histology History, Ancient Humans Manuscripts, Medical as Topic - history Medical schools Physician-Patient Relations Physicians Physicians - history Poisoning - history Poisons Professional Misconduct - history Rhetoric Roman World - history
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Zusammenfassung:	This article collects and examines all references to doctors in rhetorical exercises used in ancient Greek and Roman schools in the Roman Empire. While doctors are sometimes portrayed positively as philanthropic, expert practitioners of their divinely sanctioned art, they are more often depicted as facing charges for poisoning their patients.
ISSN:	0022-5045 1468-4373
DOI:	10.1093/jhmas/jrs027