Asclepiades Titiensis Explained

Asclepiades (Greek, Ancient (to 1453);: Ἀσκληπιάδης) Titiensis or Citiensis was a physician of Ancient Greece who must have lived in or before the second century CE, as he is quoted by the Greco-Roman medical writer Caelius Aurelianus at that time. Caelius describes him as an authority regarding his pre-eminence in identifying apoplexy with paralysis.^{[1] [2] [3]}

While this name is rendered "Titiensis" in many of the early editions of Caelius's work, it has been suggested his name was originally "Citiensis", and that "Titiensis" was an error introduced by an earlier copyist. Later editions are split whether to call him "Titiensis" or "Citiensis".^[2]

Some scholars such as Daniel Le Clerc were doubtful this Asclepiades was distinct from all of the other obscure ancient physicians who shared this name.^{[4] [5]} He may be the same person as Apollonios of Kition.^[2]

Notes and References

1. [Caelius Aurelianus]
2. Encyclopedia: Irby-Massie. Georgia L.. Keyser. Paul T.. Asklepiades Titiensis. Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists: The Greek Tradition and Its Many Heirs. 170. Taylor & Francis. English. 2008 . 9781134298037.
3. Book: Horstmanshoff. H.F.J.. Schrijvers. P.H.. van der Eijk. Philip J.. Ancient Medicine in Its Socio-Cultural Context: Papers Read at the Congress Held at Leiden University, 13-15 April 1992. Brill Publishers. 2020. 1. 123. German. 9789004418370.
4. Book: Asclepiades of Bithynia . Asclepiades of Bithynia. Green. Robert Montraville. Gumpert. Christian Gottlieb. Asclepiades, His Life and Writings: A Translation of Cocchi's Life of Asclepiades and Gumpert's Fragments of Asclepiades. E. Licht. 1955. 54. English.
5. Book: Le Clerc , Daniel . Daniel Le Clerc. Histoire de la médecine. 1. aux dépens de la Compagnie. 1723. 420. French.