Scribonius Largus
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23740258 |
|---|---|
| Authors | STEVEN M OBERHELMAN (Texas A&M University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2019 |
| Pages | 1-1 |
| Publication date | 2019-06-07 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah21191.pub2 |
| OpenAlex | W4242822482 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Scribonius Largus ( fl . mid‐first century ce ) was a physician who practiced at the court of the emperor Claudius. He was the author of the Compositiones medicamentorum , a compendium of medical recipes marked by polypharmacy
Ancient history · Archaeology · Compendium · Emperor · Polypharmacy · Traditional medicine · Classical Antiquity Studies · Classics · History · Medicine · Pharmacology
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |