Pleket H W
Clio Med. 1995;27:27-34.
After some introductory remarks about village-doctors--probably respectable in their villages but far removed from the elite of urban councillors--this contribution focuses on the position of the iatros dêmosios (public physician) in cities. It argues that throughout antiquity Greek public doctors in majority did not belong to the elite and that in the Greek cities of the Roman empire the number of elite physicians may have risen somewhat. Other, i.e. non-public physicians were basically craftsmen, probably enjoying some esteem among their customers but not being part of the socio-political elite.
在对乡村医生作了一些介绍性评论后——他们在自己的村庄里可能受人尊敬，但与城市议员精英阶层相去甚远——本文着重探讨了城市中公共医生（iatros dêmosios）的地位。文章认为，在整个古代，大多数希腊公共医生并不属于精英阶层，而在罗马帝国统治下的希腊城市，精英医生的数量可能有所增加。其他非公共医生基本上是工匠，可能在顾客中享有一定声誉，但并非社会政治精英的一部分。
