Soranus of Ephesus: Methodicorum princeps
by Ann Ellis Hanson, Ann Arbor,
MI and Monica H. Green, Durham,
NC
Contents
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| Introduction |
969 |
I. 'Soranus', 'Soranian', and 'Pseudo-Soranus' |
970 |
II. Soranus of Ephesus and Rome |
981 |
| Ill. Soranus as practitioner of the Method |
988 |
IV. Soranus' writings |
1005 |
A. Philosophical writings |
1006 |
1. 'On the soul' I-IV ('Peri psuchês' δ')
|
1006 |
B. Soranus' literary and philological treatises |
1007 |
2. 'Lives of the physicians: sects and treatises' I-X ('Bioi iatrôn kai haireseis kai suntagmata' ι') |
1007 |
3. 'Commentary to Hippocrates' (?), 'Commentary to Hippocrates' Aphorisms' (?), 'Commentary to Hippocrates' Nature of the child' (?) |
1018 |
4. 'Etymologies of the body of man' ('Etumologiai tou sômatos tou anthrôpou') |
1021 |
C. Medical illustrations |
1023 |
D. Medical writings |
1025 |
5. ['Gynecology:] According to questioning' I-II ('Cateperotiana') |
1029 |
6. 'Gynaikeia' I-IV ('Gunaikeia' δ') |
1025 |
7. 'Seed' and 'Generation' ('Sperma' and 'Zôogonia')
|
1031 |
8. 'Acute diseases' and 'Chronic diseases' ('Oxea pathêmata' and 'Chronia pathêmata' |
1033 |
9. 'Aitiologoumena', or 'Causes of diseases' ('Aitiologoumena', or 'Hai pathôn aitiai') |
1034 |
10. 'Commonalities' ('Koinotêtes') |
1035 |
11. 'Fevers' ('Puretoi') |
1035 |
12. 'Hygiene' ('Hugieinon') |
1036 |
13. 'Remedies' ('Boêthêmata', 'Boethematicus') |
1037 |
14. 'Philiatros' ('Philiatros') |
1038 |
15. 'Drugs' ('Pharmakeia') I-IV (?) and |
1038 |
16. 'Handbook of pharmaceuticals' ('Monobiblon pharmakeutikon') |
1038 |
17. 'The eye' ('Ho ophthalmos'?; perhaps 'Hoi ophthalmoi', 'Eyes'; 'Ophthalmicus') |
1039 |
18. 'Surgery' ('Cheirourgoumena'; Chirurgumenon') |
1041 |
19. 'Bandages' ('Epidesmoi') |
1041 |
20. 'Problems' (?) |
1042 |
21. 'Clysters' |
1042 |
V. The Nachleben of Soranus in the West |
1042 |
| Bibliography: Soranus, Methodicorum princeps |
1061 |
I. Editions, commentaries, and translations of ancient writers cited in the text |
1061 |
II. Modern discussions |
1064 |
| Appendix: Manuscripts of Latin Translations or Adaptations of Soranus'
'Gynecology' and derivative works |
1072 |
