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Aretaeus of Cappadocia

2nd century Greek physician, born at Cappadocia. From Wikidata; Wikipedia.

Lived
1st–2nd c. AD
Wrote in
2nd c. AD
Kinds of writing
Medicine (4)
Dialect
Ionic
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4 works, 4 with an English translation; 61,780 words analysed

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μῆνιν ἄειδε θεὰ Πηληϊάδεω Ἀχιλῆος
οὐλομένην, ἣ μυρίʼ Ἀχαιοῖς ἄλγεʼ ἔθηκε

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20 px
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