Retsas Spyros
Cromwell Hospital, London SW5 0TU, UK.
J Med Biogr. 2009 Aug;17(3):165-9. doi: 10.1258/jmb.2009.009001.
Alexander had a profound interest in medicine and healing. Original Greek texts survive mainly from the works of Plutarch and Arrian. This paper examines original sources naming the physicians who participated in Alexander's expedition in Asia, the battle injuries he sustained and his final illness in Babylon.