Notice of a Greek Medical Inscription found at Chester

Authors

  • J Y Simpson

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.002.79.81

Keywords:

Greek, Inscribed object, Emperor Hadrian

Abstract

The author comments on the recent discovery of a rare Greek inscription in the British Isles. He suggests that the tablet may have been part of an altar to Aesculapius and Hygenia raised by a Greek physician working for the Emperor Hadrian in the second century.

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Published

30-11-1856

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How to Cite

Notice of a Greek Medical Inscription found at Chester. (1856). Proceedings of the Society of Antiquaries of Scotland, 2, 79-81. https://doi.org/10.9750/PSAS.002.79.81