by Tessa Korber · Ediciones B · tapa blanda · ISBN 9788466614320
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«El médico del emperador» is the historical novel by Tessa Korber, published by Ediciones B in paperback (431 pages, in Spanish).
The novel follows Claudius Galen, a Greek physician born in Pergamon, from his medical studies and early career in Alexandria to his move to Rome, where he treats gladiators and senators and ends up as physician to Emperor Marcus Aurelius. Amid travels and intrigues, his life intersects with the conflicts of the Empire and the medicine of his time.
The novel was originally published in German as «Der Medicus des Kaisers» and the Spanish edition appeared in 2004.
For fans of historical fiction, imperial Rome, or the history of medicine.
