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The article addresses medical aspects of Alexander's Asian campaign, the multiple injuries that he sustained in battle and the role of eponymous physicians and military surgeons involved in the treatment of his wounds and illnesses.
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As well as being Commander-in-Chief, leading his troops in battle from the front, it could be argued that Alexander the Great, had assumed the role of Chief-Medical-Officer of his expeditionary Corps.
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One aspect of Alexander's fascinating personality, rarely addressed by ancient and modern historians, is his interest in the theory and practice of medicine, inculcated in him by his tutor, the philosopher Aristotle from Stageira. This paper recounts the numerous injuries Alexander sustained in battle, but finds no supporting evidence that he was an epileptic.
Dr Spyros Retsas
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This page is a summary of: Alexander's (356–323 BC) expeditionary Medical Corps 334–323 BC, Journal of Medical Biography, August 2009, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1258/jmb.2009.009001.
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