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Byzantine doctors
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Byzantine doctors
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17 June 2012
The Pepagomenos Problem
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Formally-dressed 15th C Byzantines. When Manuel Palaiologos came to the Morea in 1415, he brought with him a doctor, Demetrios Pe...
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26 June 2010
The Doctor: Part Two
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1431, Pseudo-Apuleius, Bodleian Library I wrote here earlier about Dr. Pepagomenos' treatment for gout , and I a...
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07 June 2010
The Emperor in Pain: Part Two
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I wrote earlier about the physical pain suffered by John VIII. This entry is going to be about John's salad and why his brother Theo...
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