Apelles (medic)
Apelles († before 30 AD) was an ancient Greek doctor .
Apelles lived, since according to Pliny it was used as a source by Sextius Niger , before 30 AD. More details about his living conditions are not known. Pliny judges that the medical prescriptions of Apelles were painful and marked by superstition. He names Apelles in the list of sources for the 28th, 31st and 32nd books of his Naturalis historia and quotes him in two passages. The famous ancient doctor Galenus also knew Apelles' recipes and also cites him twice. This preserves an antidote from Apelles and a remedy for ulcers that he has prescribed.
literature
- Max Wellmann : Apelles 11 . In: Paulys Realencyclopadie der classischen Antiquity Science (RE). Volume I, 2, Stuttgart 1894, Col. 2688.
Remarks
- ↑ Pliny, Naturalis historia 28, 120.
- ↑ Pliny, Naturalis historia 28, 120 and 32, 43.
- ^ Galenos, De antidotis 2, 8, vol. 14, p. 148 ed Kühn .
- ↑ Galenos, De compositione medicamentorum per genera 5, 14, vol. 13, p. 853 ed. Kühn.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Apelles |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | ancient greek doctor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1st century BC BC or 1st century |
| DATE OF DEATH | before 30 |