'greek' And 'roman' In Latin Medical Texts: Studies In Cultural Change And Exchange In Ancient Medicine (studies In Ancient Medicine)

‘Greek’ and ‘Roman’ in Latin Medical Texts Studies in Ancient Medicine Edited by John Scarborough Philip J. van der Eijk Ann Ellis Hanson Joseph Ziegler VOLUME 42 The titles published in this series are listed at brill.com/sam ‘Greek’ and ‘Roman’ in Latin Medical Texts Studies in Cultural Change and Exchange in Ancient Medicine Edited by Brigitte Maire LEIDEN | BOSTON Cover illustration: Detail of the mark of the printer Johann Setzer engraved on wood in the end of the edition of Celsus’ De medicina printed in Haguenau in 1528. Dimensions: 6.56 × 8 cm. © Private collection, with the kind authorization of the owner. Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data ‘Greek’ and ‘Roman’ in Latin medical texts : studies in cultural change and exchange in ancient medicine / edited by Brigitte Maire.   p. ; cm. — (Studies in ancient medicine, ISSN 0925-1421 ; volume 42) Includes bibliographical references and index. ISBN 978-90-04-24278-4 (hardback : alk. paper) — ISBN 978-90-04-27386-3 (e-book) I. Maire, Brigitte, editor. II. Series: Studies in ancient medicine ; v. 42. 0925-1421 [DNLM: 1. History of Medicine—Congresses. 2. History, Ancient—Congresses. 3. Culture—Congresses. 4. Greek World—Congresses. 5. Roman World—Congresses. W1 ST918K v. 42 2014 / WZ 51] R138 610.938—dc23 2014014737 This publication has been typeset in the multilingual ‘Brill’ typeface. With over 5,100 characters covering Latin, ipa, Greek, and Cyrillic, this typeface is especially suitable for use in the humanities. For more information, please see brill.com/brill-typeface. issn 0925-1421 isbn 978 90 04 24278 4 (hardback) isbn 978 90 04 27386 3 (e-book) Copyright 2014 by Koninklijke Brill nv, Leiden, The Netherlands. Koninklijke Brill nv incorporates the imprints Brill, Brill Nijhoff, Global Oriental and Hotei Publishing. All rights reserved. No part of this publication may be reproduced, translated, stored in a retrieval system, or transmitted in any form or by any means, electronic, mechanical, photocopying, recording or otherwise, without prior written permission from the publisher. Authorization to photocopy items for internal or personal use is granted by Koninklijke Brill nv provided that the appropriate fees are paid directly to The Copyright Clearance Center, 222 Rosewood Drive, Suite 910, Danvers, ma 01923, usa. Fees are subject to change. This book is printed on acid-free paper. Contents Preface  ix Introduction  1 Brigitte Maire part 1 The Physician  5 1 Greek and Roman Patients under Galen’s Gaze: A Doctor at the Crossroads of Two Cultures  7 Véronique Boudon-Millot 2 “Memorial” Strategies of Court Physicians in the Imperial Period  25 Sébastien Barbara 3 The Identity, Legal Status and Origin of the Roman Army’s Medical Staff in the Imperial Age  43 Pascal Bader part 2 Medical Practice and Theory  61 4 Pneumatism in Seneca: An Example of Interaction between Physics and Medicine  63 Frédéric Le Blay 5 References to Medical Authors in Non-Medical Latin Literature  77 Innocenzo Mazzini 6 At the Crossroads of Greek and Roman Medicine: The Contribution of Latin Papyri 1. Medical Texts; 2. Iatromagical Papyri  92 Marie-Hélène Marganne and Magali de Haro Sanchez vi contents part 3 Anatomy and Pathology  117 7 Calcidius, Witness to Greek Medical Theories: Eye Anatomy and Pathology  119 Béatrice Bakhouche 8 Physical Pain in Celsus’ On Medicine  137 Aurélien Gautherie pa