Hippocrates and Democracy
When Hippocrates is exiled from Kos for his unusual methods of healing, he continues his work in Athens. But his beliefs are tested when an epidemic devastates the city during the Peloponnesian War. T…
Hippocrates and Democracy
When Hippocrates is exiled from Kos for his unusual methods of healing, he continues his work in Athens. But his beliefs are tested when an epidemic devastates the city during the Peloponnesian War. The father of medical in Kos, Hippocrates, believes that illnesses can be treated with medicines and herbs instead of prayers and comes into conflict with the medical establishment of the island. Leaving Kos, he goes to Athens, where he is called to face a plague for save the city. —Tony Montana Kos, 430 B.C. Accused of employing unconventional healing methods, Hippocrates, a Greek physician and philosopher, confronts the island's religious leaders. Forced into self-exile, Hippocrates continues his work to advance medicine in Athens, alleviating people's suffering through observation and scientific knowledge. However, when the Great Plague--an unstoppable epidemic--devastates the city during the Peloponnesian War, his beliefs are put to the ultimate test. Will the Father of Medicine discover a cure to save the city and those he holds dear? —Nick Riganas
Hippocrates and Democracy
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When Hippocrates is exiled from Kos for his unusual methods of healing, he continues his work in Athens. But his beliefs are tested when an epidemic devastates the city during the Peloponnesian War. The father of medical in Kos, Hippocrates, believes that illnesses can be treated with medicines and herbs instead of prayers and comes into conflict with the medical establishment of the island.
Leaving Kos, he goes to Athens, where he is called to face a plague for save the city. —Tony Montana Kos, 430 B.C. Accused of employing unconventional healing methods, Hippocrates, a Greek physician and philosopher, confronts the island's religious leaders.
Forced into self-exile, Hippocrates continues his work to advance medicine in Athens, alleviating people's suffering through observation and scientific knowledge. However, when the Great Plague--an unstoppable epidemic--devastates the city during the Peloponnesian War, his beliefs are put to the ultimate test. Will the Father of Medicine discover a cure to save the city and those he holds dear? —Nick Riganas.