Doctor wives of physicians in the Roman Empire: an example of equality?

Margherita Cassia

doi:10.13135/2724-4954/6852

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Doctor wives of physicians in the Roman Empire: an example of equality?

Margherita Cassia University of Catania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.13135/2724-4954/6852

Abstract

In the essay are compared two epitaphs in Greek (respec-tively 1st-2nd and 4th-6th century AD): a physician praises his wife for her medical knowledge. The social context and religious faith profoundly affect the image of the deceased woman.

Articolo

Published

2022-06-27

Issue

Vol. 3 No. 1 (2022)

Section

Saggi e studi