The ocular disease of Aristodemus and Eurytus 480 BC: diagnostic considerations
The ocular disease of Aristodemus and Eurytus 480 BC: diagnostic considerations
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Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands
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English
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Dordrecht: Springer Netherlands
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Objective
In the historic description of Herodotus on the battle of Thermopylae at 480 BC two formerly healthy warriors suffer from “ophthalmia”. The purpose of this study is to assess the possible aetiologies of this disease.
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We studied Herodotus’ description in translation and offer a differential diagnosis.
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The ocular disease of Aristodemus and Eurytus 480 BC: diagnostic considerations
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TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1314073736
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_journals_1314073736
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0165-5701
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1573-2630
DOI
10.1007/s10792-012-9638-x
