Aretaeus of cappadocia biography templates
Aretaeus of cappadocia biography templates
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Aretaeus of Cappadocia
2nd century Greek physician
Aretaeus of Cappadocia | |
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| Born | Ἀρεταῖος |
| Nationality | Greek |
| Occupation | Physician |
| Years active | 2nd century AD |
Aretaeus (Ancient Greek: Ἀρεταῖος) is one of the most celebrated of the ancient Greek physicians.
Little is known of his life. He was ethnically Greek, born in the Roman province of Cappadocia, Asia Minor (modern day Turkey),[1][2][3] and most likely lived in the second half of the second century AD.[4] He is generally styled "the Cappadocian" (Καππάδοξ).
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Diagnostic method
Aretaeus wrote in Ionic Greek. His eight treatises on diseases, which are still extant, are considered to be among the most important Greco-Roman medical works ever written.[5] His valuable work displays great accuracy in the detail of symptoms, and in seizing the diagnostic character of diseases.
In his practice he followed for the most part the method of Hippocrate