March 2021 – Galen (129–ca. 216 CE) was a pioneering physician, medical researcher, and writer who presided over an empire’s health almost two thousand years ago. His lively memoirs, stories from the bedside, and spirited professional quarrels present a vivid image of a man committed to health, understanding, and truth: it was not without reason … Continue reading Institute for the Study of the ancient world presents “The Empire’s Physician: Prosperity, Plague, and Healing in Ancient Rome” on view now!