Diocles of Carystus. : a collection of the fragments with translation and commentary / / Vol. 1, : Text and translation : / edited by Philip J. van der Eijk.

• Superior document: Studies in ancient medicine ; 22
• Author: Diocles, of Carystus.
• TeilnehmendeR: Eijk, Ph. J. van der
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden : : Brill,, 2000.
• Year of Publication: 2000
• Language: English; German
• Series: Studies in Ancient Medicine 22.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (534 pages)
• Notes: Includes indexes.

Diocles of Carystus (4th century BCE), also known as \'the younger Hippocrates\', was one of the most prominent medical authorities in antiquity. He wrote extensively on a wide range of areas such as anatomy, physiology, pathology, therapeutics, embryology, gynaecology, dietetics, foods and poisons. In his writings, he betrays strong philosophical influence, and his views present striking connections with the Hippocratic Corpus, Plato, Aristotle and Theophrastus. The study of Diocles' ideas has long been hampered by the absence of a reliable collection of the remaining evidence. This book presents and discusses all the fragments and testimonies to Diocles' views. The first volume presents the Greek, Latin and Arabic sources with facing English translation. The second volume (publication April 2001) provides a commentary on the fragments and places them in their intellectual context.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Philip J. van der Eijk -- Life, chronology, reputation / Philip J. van der Eijk -- General approach to medicine, methodology / Philip J. van der Eijk -- Anatomy / Philip J. van der Eijk -- Physiology / Philip J. van der Eijk -- Theory of reproduction, embryology / Philip J. van der Eijk -- Diseases / Philip J. van der Eijk -- Specific therapeutic measures / Philip J. van der Eijk -- Gynaecology / Philip J. van der Eijk -- Dietetics and regimen in health / Philip J. van der Eijk -- Various topics / Philip J. van der Eijk -- Abbreviations / Philip J. van der Eijk -- Index of sources and list of editions / Philip J. van der Eijk -- Index of words used in verbatim fragments of Diocles / Philip J. van der Eijk -- Index of major Greek and Latin words to the testimonia / Philip J. van der Eijk -- General index to the translation / Philip J. van der Eijk -- Concordances / Philip J. van der Eijk -- Studies in Ancient Medicine / Philip J. van der Eijk.