Aesculapius
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 23749771 |
|---|---|
| Authors | STEVEN M OBERHELMAN (Mitchell Institute, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2012 |
| Publication date | 2012-10-26 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | CHAPTER |
| Venue | The Encyclopedia of Ancient History (SOURCE_BOOK) |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/9781444338386.wbeah21008 |
| OpenAlex | W4245777952 |
| ISBN | 9781444338386 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 2 |
Aesculapius is the Roman name for the Greek healing god Asklepios. Like his father Apollo, who was introduced as Apollo Medicus into Rome after a plague in 433 BCE , Aesculapius arrived in Rome during a time of extended pestilence. After three years of plague, in 293 BCE the Sibylline Books were consulted; it was determined that the plague would cease only when Asklepios was brought from Epidauros.
Ancient history · Apollo · Art · Biology · Plague (disease) · Classics · History · Yersinia bacterium, plague, ectoparasites research
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |