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Thessalus ( Greek: Θεσσαλός ), a physician from ancient Greece, and the son of Hippocrates, the famous physician. He was the brother of Draco, and father of Gorgias, [1] Hippocrates III, [2] and Draco II. [3] . He lived in the 5th and 4th centuries BC and passed some of his time at the court of Archelaus I of Macedon, (reigned 413–399 BC). [4] .
Thessalus of Tralles (fl. circa 70–95 AD) was a famous Roman physician and early adherent to the Methodic school of medicine. [1] He lived in Rome, [2] where he was the court physician of Emperor Nero. It was here that he died and was buried, and his tomb was to be seen on the Via Appia.
Ps.-Thessalus of Tralles and Galen's De Methodo Medendi Von Alan Scott In 1878 Ch. Graux published an account of a young man's journey to Alexandria in the Roman era to attend medical school.1 There this young physician discovered a treatise containing the astral medical lore of ps.-Nechepso2, and he tried its prescriptions on his patients.
CE | Oxford Classical Dictionary. Thessalus (2) , physician, 1st cent. CE. J. T. Vallance. https://doi.org/10.1093/acrefore/9780199381135.013.6399. Published online: 07 March 2016. Extract. A doctor from *Tralles. He worked in Rome and was probably dead by ce 79. None of his writings survive, but he is often mentioned by other medical writers.
Overview. Thessalus. Quick Reference. ( RE 6), a doctor from Tralles. He worked in Rome and was probably dead by ad 79. None of his writings survive, but he is often mentioned by other medical ... From: Thessalus in The Oxford Classical Dictionary » Subjects: Classical studies. Related content in Oxford Reference. Reference entries. Thessalus (2)
Polybus (physician) Polybus ( Greek: Πόλυβος; fl. c. 400 BC) was one of the pupils of Hippocrates, and also his son-in-law. He lived on the island of Cos in the 4th century BC. With his brothers-in-law, Thessalus and Draco, he was one of the founders of the Dogmatic school of medicine.
In Greek mythology, the name Thessalus / ˈθɛsələs / is attributed to the following individuals, all of whom were considered possible eponyms of Thessaly . Thessalus, son of Haemon, [1] son of Chlorus, [2] son of Pelasgus. [3] Thessalus, son of Poseidon and one of the reputed father of Minyas, founder of Minyan Orchomenus. [4]
