Was there a Medical School at Salerno in Roman Times
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 12416895 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Heikki Solin (University of Helsinki, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Volume | 20 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 526-533 |
| Publication date | 2012-09-04 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | European Review (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 1062-7987 • E-ISSN: 1474-0575 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (CUP) (PUBLISHER) |
| DOI | 10.1017/s1062798712000099 |
| OpenAlex | W2050665029 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
It is sometimes assumed in the Italian historiography that the medieval school of medicine at Salerno continued the medical tradition of ancient Salerno; the ancient Salernitan school, in its turn, would represent a continuation of that of Velia. The existence of such a school has been assumed on the grounds of rather sparse evidence consisting of a passage in the first book of Horace's Epistles and a Latin inscription from the first century AD mentioning a medicus clinicus
Ancient history · Archaeology · Continuation · Historiography · Medical education · Medical school · Classics · Computer Science · History · History of Medicine Studies · Medicine
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |