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Aelius Aristides and Asklepius: the joy of being ill
1Cattedra di Letteratura Greca, Università degli Studi di Genova.
Abstract:
Aelius Aristides, a writer of the 2nd century A.D., belongs to an important group of literary figures who wanted to relaunch Greek culture and civilization against the political power of the Romans. But among those works of his which have been preserved there is also an incomplete diary in which he talks of a terrible illness which had afflicted him as a youth and for which he had sought the help of the god of medicine, Asklepius. His pains and sufferings are described in hyperbolic manner. Aristides also informs the reader about the wonderful cures he received at the temple of Asklepius in Pergamon and about his healing talks with the god of medicine.
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