Claudius Galen (131–201 AD). 70 years Ancient Roman physician, philosopher, naturalist. Born in Pergamum, the son of the architect Nikon. After thorough and comprehensive study of philosophy with representatives of the four main schools of that time: Stoic, Platonic, Peripatetic, and Epicurean, Galen began studying the art of medicine at the age of…
Dioscorides Pedanius: “The last thing we shed before death is the garments of glory”. Dioscorides Pedanius (c. 40 AD – c. 90 AD). 50 years An ancient Roman physician (of Greek origin), pharmacologist, and naturalist, one of the founders of pharmacognosy and botany. He was born in Anazarbus, Cilicia, Asia Minor (modern-day Nazarva)….
Pliny the Elder: “We are denied a long life; let us leave works that will prove that we lived!” Gaius Plinius Secundus (Pliny the Elder) (24-79 AD). 55 years Roman writer, scientist, and statesman. Adoptive father of Pliny the Younger. Born in the Roman town of Como. No information has survived about his…