This book examines the environment and society of North Africa during the late Roman period (fourth and fifth centuries CE) through the writings of Helvius Vindicianus, Theodorus Priscianus, Caelius Aurelianus, and Cassius Felix. These four medical writers, whose translation into Latin of precious G...

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1. Verfasser:	Cilliers, Louise ca. 20./21. Jh (VerfasserIn)
Format:	Buch
Sprache:	English
Veröffentlicht:	Amsterdam Amsterdam University Press [2019]
Schriftenreihe:	Social worlds of Late Antiquity and the Early Middle Ages 3
Schlagworte:	Geschichte 499 v.Chr.-300 v.Chr. Gesellschaft Medizin Nordafrika Medicine / Rome / History Africa (Roman province) / History History of Medicine Roman World / history History, Ancient
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Zusammenfassung:	This book examines the environment and society of North Africa during the late Roman period (fourth and fifth centuries CE) through the writings of Helvius Vindicianus, Theodorus Priscianus, Caelius Aurelianus, and Cassius Felix. These four medical writers, whose translation into Latin of precious Greek texts has been hailed as "the achievement of the millennium" by one modern scholar, provide a unique opportunity to understand North Africa, the most prosperous region of the Roman World during Late Antiquity. Although focusing on medical knowledge and hygiene, their writings provide fresh insights on the environment, economy, population, language, and health facilities of the region. This study includes the first full discussion of the exceptional career of the physician Helvius Vindicianus, as well as a valuable reassessment of other writers whose works were read throughout the Middle Ages. It will therefore be invaluable not only for scholars of Late Antiquity and North Africa, but also for those working on later periods
Beschreibung:	256 Seiten Illustrationen, Karten
ISBN:	9789462989900