Claudius Galen: The Greatest Physician Of The Roman Empire

Galen was known as the greatest physician of the Roman Empire. He was born Claudius Galenus in Pergamum, an old Greek city on the Aegean coast of Asia minor. He is also known as the “master of medical philosophy.” Galen considered the study of philosophy to be essential to a physician's training. He developed and expanded physiology, and believed proper organ views was very important to anatomy and physiology. Galen also considered the love of money to be one of the worst reasons for becoming a physician.Galen was known as the greatest physician of the Roman Empire. He was born Claudius Galenus in Pergamum, an old Greek city on the Aegean coast of Asia minor. He is also known as the “master of medical philosophy.” Galen considered the study