The Triumph of Hippocratic Medicine
The Complete History of Science
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The Hippocrates Corpus
Modern historians treat stories of Hippocrates life with suspicion. Some have gone further doubting his existence as a historical figure. But regardless of authorship, these texts survive largely intact. Together they give us a clear picture of the new medical practice which appeared in ancient Greece between the 5th and 3rd century BC.
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