CHAPTER IV.

THE FATHERS OF MEDICINE.

Æsculapius—Hippocrates—Diocles—Praxagoras—Chrysippus— Hierphilus—Erasistratus—Serapion—Asclepiades—Galen—His system of treatment—Medical practice in the fifth century—Alexander of Tralles—The fees of Roman practitioners—Votive offerings for health—Roman _donaria_—Roman temples of healing _pages_ 30-38