Glaucias (physician)
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For other persons with the same name, see Glaucias
Glaucias was a Greek physician of the Empiric school
who wrote commentaries on the works of Hippocrates
.
He belonged to the Empiric school
, and lived after Serapion of Alexandria
, and before Heraclides of Tarentum
, and therefore probably in the 3rd or 2nd century BC. Galen
mentions him as one of the earliest commentators on the whole of the Hippocratic Corpus
, and he also wrote an alphabetical glossary on the difficult words occurring in the Hippocratic collection. His commentaries on Hippocrates
are several times quoted and referred to by Galen. It is uncertain whether he is the person quoted by Pliny
.
Glaucias was a Greek physician of the Empiric school
Empiric school
The Empiric school of medicine was an ancient school of medicine in ancient Greece and Rome. They were so called from the word empeiria because they professed to derive their knowledge from experiences only, and in doing so set themselves in opposition to the Dogmatic school...
who wrote commentaries on the works of Hippocrates
Hippocrates
Hippocrates of Cos or Hippokrates of Kos was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles , and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine...
.
He belonged to the Empiric school
Empiric school
The Empiric school of medicine was an ancient school of medicine in ancient Greece and Rome. They were so called from the word empeiria because they professed to derive their knowledge from experiences only, and in doing so set themselves in opposition to the Dogmatic school...
, and lived after Serapion of Alexandria
Serapion of Alexandria
Serapion of Alexandria, was a physician who lived in the 3rd century BC. He belonged to the Empiric school, and so much extended and improved the system of Philinus of Cos, that the creation of the school is attributed to him by some ancient writers. Serapion wrote against Hippocrates with much...
, and before Heraclides of Tarentum
Heraclides of Tarentum
Heraclides of Tarentum, , was a Greek physician of the Empiric school who wrote commentaries on the works of Hippocrates....
, and therefore probably in the 3rd or 2nd century BC. Galen
Galen
Aelius Galenus or Claudius Galenus , better known as Galen of Pergamon , was a prominent Roman physician, surgeon and philosopher...
mentions him as one of the earliest commentators on the whole of the Hippocratic Corpus
Hippocratic Corpus
The Hippocratic Corpus , or Hippocratic Collection, is a collection of around 60 early Ancient Greek medical works strongly associated with the physician Hippocrates and his teachings...
, and he also wrote an alphabetical glossary on the difficult words occurring in the Hippocratic collection. His commentaries on Hippocrates
Hippocrates
Hippocrates of Cos or Hippokrates of Kos was an ancient Greek physician of the Age of Pericles , and is considered one of the most outstanding figures in the history of medicine...
are several times quoted and referred to by Galen. It is uncertain whether he is the person 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...
.