Includes bibliographical references (p. [125]) and index.
Contents:
Who was Galen? -- Galen's world -- Galen goes to school -- Galen begins to study medicine -- About Hippocrates -- Galen's travels -- Alexandria! -- Galen and the Gladiators -- Galen goes to Rome -- Dr. Galen's medicine -- Galen's pharmacy -- Galen serves the emperors -- After Galen.
Summary:
Biography of a medical researcher who was born in 129 A.D. and whose work was a standard for the next 1300 years.
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