Opening this book, you find yourself in democratic Greece of the 5th century BC, when the great Hippocrates, the “father of medicine” and a descendant of Aesculapius, began his career. Why was the hereditary doctor, a native of the island of Kos, awarded the sacred cult and why during his lifetime became a rival of the gods? Is it true that at an appointment with an ancient doctor, everyone was equal - both the emperor himself and a simple slave? Who invented the Hippocratic Oath? Why did Greek doctors study rhetoric, philosophy and even geography? This book answers hundreds of interesting questions. And if you are a director, try making a film based on it - the book gives an incredibly vivid and detailed picture of the life of those times. “Hippocrates” will not leave indifferent either a specialist or just an inquisitive reader.

© “Hippocrate”Librairie Artheme Fayard, 1992