Asclepiades of Bithynia
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Asclepiades, sometimes called Asclepiades of Bithynia or Asclepiades of Prusa, was a Greek physician born at Prusias-on-Sea in Bithynia in Anatolia and who flourished at Rome, where he practised and t
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Atomism
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Atomism is a natural philosophy proposing that the physical universe is composed of fundamental indivisible components known as atoms.
Asclepiades of Bithynia
…Anatolia and who flourished at Rome, where he practised and taught Greek medicine. He attempted to build a new theory of disease, based on the flow of "atoms" through pores in the body. His treatments sought to restore harmony through the use of diet, exercise, and bathing. Biographer Antonio Cocchi noted…
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