title: References to medical authors in non-medical Latin literature.
abstract: My contribution focuses on discussing the knowledge Roman non-medical authors had of medical literature. My research suggests that the medical authors known and cited belong mainly to the classical and Hellenistic age. The occasions or reasons for an intellectual in antiquity to turn his attention to medical texts were mainly twofold: to bolster a philosophical or ethical claim, and to confirm medical theories.
authors.forename: Innocenzo
authors.initials: I
authors.lastname: Mazzini
mesh_terms: D049690:History, Ancient; D008374:Manuscripts, Medical as Topic / Q000266:history*; D010686:Philosophy, Medical / Q000266:history*; D018644:Roman World