1973/05/01 by Vivian Nutton · 2 citations
Arts and Humanities · #History of Medicine Studies #Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies #Classical Philosophy and Thought
paper · doi:10.1017/s0009838800036600
openalex publication_date 1973/05/01 · openalex created_date 2025/10/10 · openalex updated_date 2026/07/14
The last decade has witnessed a widespread resurgence of interest in Galen of Pergamum that is without parallel since the early seventeenth century. New studies of Galen's concepts of psychology and medicine have examined afresh his position in the development of scientific thought, and historians have begun to realize the wealth of material for the social history of the Antonine Age that he provides. But, despite the earlier labours of Ilberg and Bardong to restore a chronological order to the many tracts that flowed readily from his pen, many of the events of his life still lack the precise dates that would enable even more valuable information to be extracted, especially upon the careers of his friends.