title: [The doctor and the consul. Relations between Galen and Flavius Boethos under Marcus Aurelius].
abstract: The author describes the rich relationship between young Galen, just arrived in Rome from his native Minor Asia, and Flavius Boethos a consul suffectus who was to become the governor of Syria, and asked him to cure his wife and then their son, Cyrillos. Although very famous, Galen who never became a Roman citizen, needed such a friend and social mentor.
authors.forename: Danielle
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Gourevitch
mesh_terms: D005197:Famous Persons; D033062:Friends; D006076:Government / Q000266:history*; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D010820:Physicians / Q000266:history*; D018644:Roman World / Q000266:history; D013219:State Government