Caelius Aurelianus

Caelius Aurelianus was a late ancient Numidian physician and author of medical journals. From his life is only known that he made ​​sicca ( ​​dry eye may Veneria in present-day Tunis ) came and clung to as a physician of the school of methodologists. This knowledge takes you to an entry in a catalog of Lorsch manuscripts, among whom were a part had received his writings. Stylistic studies lead to the conclusion that he lived AD in the first half of the 5th century and worked. His writings are a passing knowledge of the Greek physician Soranus and a free translation of his books into Latin. Also on stylistic considerations, it is believed that neither Greek nor Latin was his native language. Since the works of Soranus are largely lost, give Caelius ' got books " de morbis Acutis et chronicis " (3 books on acute disease and 5 books on chronic diseases) and the resulting fragments in large font " Responsiones medicinales " ( brief outline of medicine in question and answer) an invaluable insight into the Greek medical knowledge of antiquity.