The Greek Medical Tradition Collection
€930.00
“Wherever the art of medicine is loved, there is also a love of humanity.” – Hippocrates, Precepts
| Weight | 20 kg |
|---|
0
People watching this product now!
Description
The Ancient Greek Medicine Collection includes all known works of Ancient Greek Literature works treading with health and medicine, a total of 60 volumes, carrying the thought of the great physicians of antiquity.
What does the Ancient Greek Medicine Collection include?
The Ancient Greek Medicine Collection brings together 60 volumes of the most important surviving medical and health-related texts from Ancient Greek and Greco-Roman literature, covering the full spectrum of ancient medical knowledge—from clinical observation and diagnosis to anatomy, pharmacology, botany, and therapeutic practice.
It features the complete works of leading physicians:
- Hippocrates (17 volumes): Hippocrates’ work represents a decisive turning point in the history of medicine, laying the foundations of scientific medical practice as understood today.
- Galen (29 volumes): Galen’s treatment of the human body as an integrated whole, defined in health by balance and moderation, makes his work relevant even in today’s era of rapid medical and technological advancement.
- Pedanius Dioscurides (8 volumes): The work of the greatest pharmacologist and botanist of antiquity records the entirety of ancient pharmacology, botany, and practical medicine, as well as elements of popular tradition and the folk beliefs surrounding health.
- Aretaeus (2 volumes): Aretaeus’ work places great emphasis on anatomy and focuses on the diagnosis and treatment of both acute and chronic diseases.
- Soranus (2 volumes): The work of one of the most important physicians of the Roman Empire.
- Oribasius (1 volume): The work of Emperor Julian’s personal physician (Kaktos edition in progress).
- Anonymus Londinensis (1 volume): A rendering of the papyrus which is partially preserved in the British Museum. Dating to the 2nd century CE, this work refers to now-lost earlier sources about otherwise unknown physicians of antiquity.
From our Journal
How Ancient Greek Literature Survived Against All Odds
An adventure in transmission: from sung epics to papyrus rolls, from Byzantine scriptoria to Renaissance presses, from desert rubbish h...
Women’s Health in Ancient Greek Medicine: Soranus and Gynecology
Ancient Greek medicine is often imagined as a field dominated by abstract theory and limited anatomical knowledge, especially when it c...
Why Reading Ancient Mathematics in Greek Still Matters
Ancient Greek mathematics is often treated as the purest example of content that survives translation without loss. Numbers are univers...
On the Soul: Ancient Greek Reflections on the Inner Life
Among the many ideas inherited from Ancient Greek thought, few have proven as enduring, or as elusive, as the concept of the soul. Long...
Alexander the Great Through Greek Eyes
Alexander the Great is often presented as a universal hero, a military genius, and a symbol of unstoppable ambition. Yet the way people...
From Nature to the Human World: Presocratics and the Rise of the Sophists
Early Greek philosophy begins with a striking ambition: to understand the world as a whole. The first philosophers ask about the origin...
Aristotle’s View of Nature: Order, Change, and Purpose
Aristotle did not study nature as a distant observer collecting random facts. He studied it as someone trying to understand how the wor...
From Fate to Psychology: How Euripides Changed Tragedy
Greek tragedy began as a public art shaped by myth, religion, and the weight of divine power. In many early tragedies, human beings suf...
F.A.Q.
What is the Ancient Greek Medicine Collection?
It is a 60-volume collection that gathers all known Ancient Greek and Greco-Roman literary works related to health and medicine, preserving the ideas of the most influential physicians of antiquity.
What medical fields and topics does the collection cover?
It covers the full range of ancient medical knowledge, including clinical observation, diagnosis, anatomy, pharmacology, botany, and therapeutic practice.
Who are the main physicians featured in the collection?
The collection includes complete works by Hippocrates, Galen, Pedanius Dioscurides, Aretaeus, Soranus, Oribasius, and Anonymus Londinensis.
Who is this collection ideal for?
It is ideal for students, researchers, educators, and serious readers interested in the history of medicine, as well as libraries seeking a strong foundation in ancient medical thought.
