Sui diversi usi dell’acqua nelle enciclopedie mediche della Tarda Antichità: Da Oribasio di Pergamo a Paolo Egineta

• Autores: Irene Calà
• Localización: Antiquité tardive: revue internationale d'histoire et d'archéologie, ISSN 1250-7334, Nº. 28, 2020 (Ejemplar dedicado a: L’eau dans la ville tardo-antique), págs. 193-201
• Idioma: italiano
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• Resumen

  • This paper will focus on the different uses of water in the medical works of Late Antiquity by examining medical treatises of Oribasius of Pergamon (4th century), Aetius of Amida (6th century) and Paul of Aegina (7th century). Initially texts regarding the therapeutic properties of the water such as healing bath or healing beverage, are examined and commented in detail; especially in relation to the medical tradition in general, and in particular to the Pneumatic School. Additionally, the paper will examine in depth and detail a long passage ascribed to Rufus of Ephesus, as the geographical information mentioned by the author can be compared with that referred in other ancient authors, e.g. Pliny the Elder. Furthermore, it will dedicate a section to the analysis of the so called “Albula waters”, which was a treatment in Antiquity recommended to cure elephantiasis. In the last selection, some unpublished recipes to use in the bath will be discussed.