The Loeb Classical Library: Hygiene, Volume I : Books 1–4

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The Loeb Classical Library: Hygiene, Volume I : Books 1–4Galen of Pergamum (129? 199 216), physician to the court of the emperor Marcus Aurelius, was a philosopher, scientist, medical historian, theoretician, and practitioner who wrote forcefully and prolifically on an astonishing range of subjects and whose impact on later eras rivaled that of Aristotle. Galen synthesized the entirety of Greek medicine as a basis for his own doctrines and practice, which comprehensively embraced theory, practical

it contains passages of satire and comedy

Aristotle’s essential guide to human flourishing—the Nicomachean Ethics—in a lively new abridged translation

injurious degrees

preserved from antiquity by the dry heat of Egypt

particularly that between the two brothers Phaedria and Chaerea

the book provides an informed and comprehensive view of the design and function of buildings in ancient Greece

Pupil confidence is built up by constant consolidation of the material covered

he meets Alexis Zorba

which an eagle dropped on his bald head

papyrus and stone

Η δράση του εκτυλίσσεται αμέσως μετά τον πόλεμο

Behind the locked doors of the Sistine Chapel