Dieuches
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Dieuches, a Greek physician, who lived probably in the 4th century BC, and belonged to the Dogmatic school
of medicine. He was tutor to Numenius of Heraclea, and is several times quoted by Pliny
. He wrote some medical works, of which nothing but a few fragments remain.
Dogmatic school
The Dogmatic school of medicine was an ancient school of medicine in ancient Greece and Rome. They were the oldest of the medical sects of antiquity. They derived their name from dogma, a philosophical tenet or opinion, because they professed to follow the opinions of Hippocrates, hence they were...
of medicine. He was tutor to Numenius of Heraclea, and is several times quoted by Pliny
Pliny the Elder
Gaius Plinius Secundus , better known as Pliny the Elder, was a Roman author, naturalist, and natural philosopher, as well as naval and army commander of the early Roman Empire, and personal friend of the emperor Vespasian...
. He wrote some medical works, of which nothing but a few fragments remain.