
Notice of a Greek Medical Inscription found at Chester
Author(s) -
J Y Simpson
Publication year - 1856
Publication title -
proceedings of the society of antiquaries of scotland
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2056-743X
pISSN - 0081-1564
DOI - 10.9750/psas.002.79.81
Subject(s) - notice , emperor , altar , classics , ancient history , history , art , law , political science
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.