title: [Introduction of Greek medicine to Rome: political and ideologic discord].
abstract: The opposition of Cato the Elder and other traditionalists to the introduction of Greek medicine in Rome by Archagathus was the result of several factors: political strife in the Roman nobility, hostility against Greek culture, fear of Archagathus' surgical and pharmaceutical treatments, and loathing for the mercenary character of the medical profession, which was regarded as a sign of luxury.
authors.forename: G
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Marasco
mesh_terms: D000529:Complementary Therapies / Q000266:history*; D000076145:Greece, Ancient; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D010686:Philosophy, Medical / Q000266:history*; D011057:Politics; D012384:Rome