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title: Portrait of Seven Notable Greek Physicians & Botanists
author: Lewenstein
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10465/portrait-of-seven-notable-greek-physicians--botani/
format: machine-readable-alternate
updated: 1970-01-01
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# Portrait of Seven Notable Greek Physicians & Botanists

_Authored by Lewenstein_

## Image File

[![Portrait of Seven Notable Greek Physicians & Botanists](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10465.jpg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/10465.jpg)

## Image Caption

An illustration of seven noted physicians and botanists from ancient [Greece](https://www.worldhistory.org/greece/) in the Vienna Dioscurides(aka the Juliana Anicia Codex), a 6th Century CE [Byzantine](https://www.worldhistory.org/disambiguation/Byzantine/) manuscript of De Materia Medica by Dioscurides (c. 40 - 90 CE). The illustration features [Galen](https://www.worldhistory.org/Galen/) (c. 131 - 200 CE) as the only seated figure, flanked by Krateuas (c. 2nd Century BCE) on his left and Dioscurides on his right. In the second row, from left to right, are Apollonius Mus (c. 1st Century BCE) and Nicander (c. 2nd Century BCE). In the third row, from left to right, are Andreas (c. 4th Century CE) and Rufus of [Ephesus](https://www.worldhistory.org/ephesos/) c. late 1st Century CE - c. early 2nd Century CE). The manuscript is part of the collection of the Austrian National Library in Vienna.

## Cite This Work

### APA
Lewenstein. (2019, April 15). Portrait of Seven Notable Greek Physicians & Botanists. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10465/portrait-of-seven-notable-greek-physicians--botani/>
### Chicago
Lewenstein. "Portrait of Seven Notable Greek Physicians & Botanists." *World History Encyclopedia*, April 15, 2019. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10465/portrait-of-seven-notable-greek-physicians--botani/>.
### MLA
Lewenstein. "Portrait of Seven Notable Greek Physicians & Botanists." *World History Encyclopedia*, 15 Apr 2019, <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/10465/portrait-of-seven-notable-greek-physicians--botani/>.

## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galenosgruppe_(Wiener_Dioskurides).jpg) by [**Lewenstein**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Galenosgruppe_(Wiener_Dioskurides).jpg). Submitted by [Arienne King](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/ava.spartan.117/ "User Page: Arienne King"), published on 15 April 2019. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Public Domain](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_domain). This item is in the public domain, and can be used, copied, and modified without any restrictions. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.