Gessius the Iatrosophist
Gessius iatrosophista
Physician-sophist
Gessius the Iatrosophist receives Aeneas of Gaza, Letters 19 and 20, in which Aeneas mixes medical complaint, friendship, diagnosis, and literary wit.
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Letters received
7
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All letters (7)
←aeneas gaza #19←aeneas gaza #20←procopius gaza #16←procopius gaza #102←procopius gaza #122←procopius gaza #125←procopius gaza #164
From Aeneas of Gazac. 500 AD
Aeneas wants Gessius to treat his painful illness.
From Aeneas of Gazac. 500 AD
Aeneas combines praise of friendship with a diagnosis for Gessius.
From Procopius of Gazac. 515 AD
Procopius delights in Gessius's letter and recommends two companions.
From Procopius of Gazac. 515 AD
Dorotheus praises Gessius so lavishly that Procopius says he is bringing an owl to Athens.
From Procopius of Gazac. 515 AD
A young man short of means looks to Gessius's teaching as the start of an honorable life.
From Procopius of Gazac. 515 AD
Repeated bereavement must be met by tragedy's lessons, Anaxagoras, and the counsel to know oneself.
From Procopius of Gazac. 515 AD
Human life is crowded with evils so that we may not cling to earthly things.