The Apellas Inscription as a source of knowledge about
the nature of patient care in the Asclepieion of Epidauros
in the 2nd century AD Cover Image

Inskrypcja Apellasa jako źródło poznania charakteru opieki nad pacjentem w asklepiejonie epidauryjskim w II w. n.e.
The Apellas Inscription as a source of knowledge about the nature of patient care in the Asclepieion of Epidauros in the 2nd century AD

Author(s): Aneta Liwerska
Subject(s): History, Cultural history, Ancient World
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Mikołaja Kopernika
Keywords: ancient Greek inscriptions; medicine; religion; Asklepios; Asclepieion; Epidauros

Summary/Abstract: The Apellas Inscription is the only text preserved on stone from Asclepieionat Epidauros dated to the 2nd century AD. It has a character of a votive offering devotedto the god of medicine – Asklepios as a form of gratitude for the cure, and it containsa description of treatment that the god was to recommend to Apellas. This article presentsin-depth analysis of the inscription’s text, and it offers conclusions that can be drawnabout the methods of patient healthcare at Epidaurian Asclepieion in the 2nd century.Furthermore, the author proposes a Polish translation of the inscription.

  • Issue Year: 52/2020
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 3-30
  • Page Count: 28
  • Language: Polish