Dec 23, 2009
Article abstract: Roman physician{$I[g]Roman Empire;Aretaeus of Cappadocia}{$I[g]Asia Minor;Aretaeus of Cappadocia} Considered by many the greatest ancient physician after Hippocrates, Aretaeus wrote the best and most accurate descriptions of many diseases and made landmark studies of diabetes and neurological and mental disorders.
Not even the exact century of Aretaeus (ar-uh-TEE-uhs) of Cappadocia’s birth is known; most scholars agree on the second century c.e., although a few offer the first or third century. Aretaeus’s epithet is...
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