Doctors in ancient Greek and Roman rhetorical education

Craig A Gibson

doi:10.1093/jhmas/jrs027

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Doctors in ancient Greek and Roman rhetorical education

Journal article

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Doctors in ancient Greek and Roman rhetorical education

Craig A Gibson

Journal of the history of medicine and allied sciences, Vol.68(4), pp.529-550

10/2013

DOI: 10.1093/jhmas/jrs027

PMID: 22492738

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Abstract

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.

History, Ancient

Greek World - history

Humans

Education, Medical - history

Professional Misconduct - history

Poisoning - history

Physician-Patient Relations

Manuscripts, Medical as Topic - history

Roman World - history

Physicians - history

Details

Title: Subtitle: Doctors in ancient Greek and Roman rhetorical education
Creators: Craig A Gibson - Department of Classics, The University of Iowa, 210 Jefferson Building, Iowa City, IA 52242-1418
Resource Type: Journal article
Publication Details: Journal of the history of medicine and allied sciences, Vol.68(4), pp.529-550
DOI: 10.1093/jhmas/jrs027
PMID: 22492738
ISSN: 0022-5045
eISSN: 1468-4373
Language: English
Date published: 10/2013
Academic Unit: Classics
Record Identifier: 9984083838502771

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