De Graecorum Medicis Publicis

The study traces the institution of publicly employed physicians in ancient Greek communities, surveying evidence from literary texts, inscriptions and papyri to locate when and where such posts existed. It treats chronological development, duties, appointment and remuneration, numbers and collegial organization, special assignments by the state or guilds, and the role of archiatri. Chapters collate titles and documentary citations and offer philological and epigraphic analysis to reconstruct administrative practice and the social function of public medicine in Greek cities.