Alexander and the Medicine

During the expedition and campaing across Asia, Alexander and his army had been involved in a lot of circunstances that deserved the attention of some professionals of the medicine. The relationship between Alexander’s army and the Physicians is complex, and it is also a question to observe if ther...

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Autores principales:	Borja Antela, César Sierra Martín
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Lenguaje:	EL EN ES FR IT
Publicado:	Universitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciències de l’Antiguitat i l’Edat Mitjana. 2018
Materias:	Medicine Asclepios physicians medical unit Asian campaign Alexander the great Ancient history D51-90 Archaeology CC1-960
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spelling	oai:doaj.org-article:8d46483fd44d4366b3532031296a6a262021-12-02T13:15:12ZAlexander and the Medicine2604-61992604-3521https://doaj.org/article/8d46483fd44d4366b3532031296a6a262018-11-01T00:00:00Zhttps://revistes.uab.cat/karanos/article/view/10https://doaj.org/toc/2604-6199https://doaj.org/toc/2604-3521 During the expedition and campaing across Asia, Alexander and his army had been involved in a lot of circunstances that deserved the attention of some professionals of the medicine. The relationship between Alexander’s army and the Physicians is complex, and it is also a question to observe if there were in the army something like a medical unit. Nevertheless, the links between the Argeads and the practice of healing and medical arts and the professionals of medicine seems to have been usual in the Macedonian court. So, Alexander’s episodes concerning his illness, and especially his habilities to heal or to help someone to be healed can be considered as a clue of the king’s connections with Asclepius, and even more, of Alexander’s use of this links to portrait himself as a healer, and in some way even as an incarnation of Asclepios, in his own way to divinization. Borja AntelaCésar Sierra MartínUniversitat Autònoma de Barcelona. Departament de Ciències de l’Antiguitat i l’Edat Mitjana.articleMedicineAsclepiosphysiciansmedical unitAsian campaignAlexander the greatAncient historyD51-90ArchaeologyCC1-960ELENESFRITKaranos, Vol 1 (2018)
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description	During the expedition and campaing across Asia, Alexander and his army had been involved in a lot of circunstances that deserved the attention of some professionals of the medicine. The relationship between Alexander’s army and the Physicians is complex, and it is also a question to observe if there were in the army something like a medical unit. Nevertheless, the links between the Argeads and the practice of healing and medical arts and the professionals of medicine seems to have been usual in the Macedonian court. So, Alexander’s episodes concerning his illness, and especially his habilities to heal or to help someone to be healed can be considered as a clue of the king’s connections with Asclepius, and even more, of Alexander’s use of this links to portrait himself as a healer, and in some way even as an incarnation of Asclepios, in his own way to divinization.
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Alexander and the Medicine

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