Galen's Treatise Περὶ Ἀλυπίας (De indolentia) in Context A Tale of Resilience

This volume offers a multi-disciplinary approach to the "new" Galen text De indolentia, discovered in 2005. It addresses Galen's literary production, his medical and philosophical contribution, the Antonine plague, the reign of Commodus, and finally the reception of the text. Readersh...

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Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Brill 2019
Series:Studies in Ancient Medicine
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