A rare surgical procedure in Plutarch
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 9664693 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Robert Renehan (University of California, Santa Barbara, corresponding author), Howard A Reber |
| Year | 2000 |
| Volume | 50 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 223-229 |
| Publication date | 2000-05-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | The Classical Quarterly (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0009-8388 • E-ISSN: 1471-6844 |
| Publisher | Cambridge University Press (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1093/cq/50.1.223 |
| OpenAlex | W2094707050 |
| Language | EN |
| References cited | 1 |
Only we must guard against this—not to strain our voice too roughly when conscious of a full stomach or (recent) sexual intercourse or physical fatigue. Many politicians and sophists experience this, being induced to engage in competitive debates, some through considerations of glory and ambition, others for pay or political contests. Thus our fellow citizen Niger, when a professional sophist in Galatia, happened to have swallowed a fishbone. But as another sophist had appeared on the scene from abroad and was engaged in declaiming, Niger, fearful that he give the impression of having yielded to the newcomer, himself gave public performances, although the fishbone was still stuck in his throat. A serious and persistent inflammation in consequence developing, as he could not endure the pain, he submitted to a deep surgical incision from without. The fishbone was then removed through the wound site but thereafter the wound itself, becoming troublesome and purulent, caused his death
Art · False accusation · Glory · Guard (computer science · Literature · Oath · Political science · Politics · Sophist · Witness · Computer Science · History of Medicine Studies · Joseph Conrad and Literature · Law · Medical and Biological Sciences · Medicine · Surgery
| Citation velocity | historical |
|---|---|
| Highly cited | No |