Ancient Medicine. Airs, Waters, Places. Epidemi. Hippocrates**

Harvard University Press

Hippocrates, Volume IAncient Medicine. Airs, Waters, Places. Epidemics 1 and 3. The Oath. Precepts. Nutriment\nAuthor(s): Hippocrates, Paul Potter\nFormat: Hardback\nPublisher: Harvard University Press, United States\nImprint: Harvard University Press\nISBN-13: 9780674997479, 978-0674997479\nSynopsis\nThe definitive English edition of the Father of Medicine.\n\nThis is the first volume in the Loeb Classical Librarys complete edition of Hippocrates invaluable texts, which provide essential information about the practice of medicine in antiquity and about Greek theories concerning the human body. Here, Paul Potter presents the Greek text with facing English translation of five treatises that showcase the range of Hippocratic theory, philosophy, and practice: Ancient Medicine; Airs, Waters, Places; Epidemics 1 and 3; Precepts; and Nutriment. Also included is the famous Hippocratic Oath.\n\nThis Loeb edition replaces the original by W. H. S. Jones.\n\nThe works available in the Loeb Cla.