Assisted Suicide and Malingering in Xenophon of Ephesus’ Anthia and Habrocomes: Literary Sources, Medical Ethics and Parascientifics Aspects (Xen. Eph. 3,4-5; 5,7)

In Xenophon of Ephesus’ Anthia and Habrocomes (1st – 2nd centuries AD) two episodes address medical topics that are most controversial nowadays: assisted suicide and malingering. This article provides an analysis of both episodes aiming to reconstruct the ancient Greek views on these subjects and better understand their cultural past.

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Università degli studi di Roma La Sapienza
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2024-08-30
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https://doi.org/10.13133/2531-7288/2991
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Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
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Assisted Suicide and Malingering in Xenophon of Ephesus’ Anthia and Habrocomes: Literary Sources, Medical Ethics and Parascientifics Aspects (Xen. Eph. 3,4-5; 5,7)

Università degli studi di Roma La Sapienza
Wheat and Barley Genetics and Pathology
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Assisted Suicide and Malingering in Xenophon of Ephesus’ Anthia and Habrocomes: Literary Sources, Medical Ethics and Parascientifics Aspects (Xen. Eph. 3,4-5; 5,7)

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In Xenophon of Ephesus’ Anthia and Habrocomes (1st – 2nd centuries AD) two episodes address medical topics that are most controversial nowadays: assisted suicide and malingering. This article provides an analysis of both episodes aiming to reconstruct the ancient Greek views on these subjects and better understand their cultural past.

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Assisted Suicide and Malingering in Xenophon of Ephesus’ Anthia and Habrocomes: Literary Sources, Medical Ethics and Parascientifics Aspects (Xen. Eph. 3,4-5; 5,7) · Università degli studi di Roma La Sapienza (2024) | TGRS Research Map | TGRS