ASCLEPIADES (124 B.C.-?)
Introduction and Historical Context Asclepiades of Bithynia, born around 124 B.C., stands as one of the most influential and revolutionary physicians of the Hellenistic period, achieving unprecedented fame and intellectual authority in Rome during the first century B.C. Originally trained in rhetoric and philosophy, Asclepiades transitioned his focus entirely to medicine, believing that a deep […]