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Archagathus (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχάγαθος), a Peloponnesian, the son of Lysanias, who settled at Rome as a practitioner of medicine around 219 BCE, and, according to Lucius Cassius Hemina, [1] was the first person who made it a distinct profession in that city.
Archagathus of Libya (flourished 4th century BC and 3rd century BC), a Syracusan Greek Prince and a posthumous paternal half-brother to the first named Archagathus. He was the third son of Agathocles of Syracuse from his third wife Theoxena of Syracuse; Archagathus (son of Lysanias), a physician who lived in the 2nd century BC
The profession of medicine was introduced to the Romans by the Greek doctor Archagathus, who traveled to Rome and established himself as a physician. [3] Eventually, he garnered a reputation for violent use of steel and fire costing him his reputation and granting him the title of "butcher." Archaeological and historical evidence disputes this ...
Archagathus was a son of Agathocles of Syracuse and had a brother named Heracleides. [1] His father was the Greek tyrant of Syracuse who later became King of Sicily. [2] [3] His mother was the widow of his father's late patron, Damas. He accompanied his father in an expedition to Carthage in 310 BC.
Archagathus was a man of Sicilian origin and his name was a well-attested local Greek name in Sicily. [2] He was the son born to Agathocles and his third wife Theoxena [3] [4] and had a sister called Theoxena. [5] [6] His father Agathocles was a Greek Tyrant of Syracuse who later became King of Sicily.
Archagathus (Ancient Greek: Ἀρχάγαθος, fl. 4th century BC) was a Syracusan Greek Prince of Magna Graecia. He was the son of Archagathus by a wife whose name is unknown, being a paternal grandson of the Greek tyrant (and later "king" of Sicily) Agathocles of Syracuse from his first wife.
Agathocles was a son of Carcinus, who came from Rhegium.Carcinus was expelled from his hometown, so he migrated to Thermae Himeraeae and married a local citizen woman. . Thermae, which was located on the north coast of Sicily, belonged to the western part of the island, which was under Carthaginian co
[7]: 151 As an example of the importance of seasonal food on maintaining balance of the humours and preventing disease is given by Hippocrates in "On Regimen" when the authors state that, "in winter, to secure a dry and hot body it is better to eat wheaten bread, roast meat, and few vegetables; whereas in summer it is appropriate to eat barley ...