A physician from Bithynia. Son of a Vestal Virgin. – Shulcheva-Dzharman Olga – Prospectus – 2025 – ISBN 978-5-392-43086-4
A physician from Bithynia. Son of a Vestal Virgin.
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A physician from Bithynia. Son of a Vestal Virgin.
29.99 €
What prospects await the young physician Callistus, a descendant of the god Asclepius, who trained at the Hippocratic medical school on the island of Kos and returned to his native Nicomedia? It turns out there are none—his uncle has been exiled, and he himself is in disgrace. Only the physician Caesarius, a Christian, supports Callistus.
A strong friendship develops between them. They debate Hippocrates, Asclepius, Aretaeus, and Galen, treating both Christians and pagans. However, Caesarius is a black sheep in his pious family, a disgrace to his father, the bishop, and a bitter reason for the admonitions of his brother, Gregory the Theologian. Meanwhile, the pagan Emperor Julian ascends the throne. His enemies plot to destroy Caesarius through intrigue, but he, gravely ill and deprived of all means of support, is sheltered by a Christian virgin, the deaconess Leena. The story of Leana's childhood, betrothed to the physician Pantoleon, becomes a separate story within the work. It is a story of true friendship that transcends death.
The author is a medical historian, which makes the novel even more captivating.
The first book, "The Vestal Virgin's Son," opens the "Physician of Bithynia" cycle, dedicated to the lives and adventures of Caesarius and Callistus.
A strong friendship develops between them. They debate Hippocrates, Asclepius, Aretaeus, and Galen, treating both Christians and pagans. However, Caesarius is a black sheep in his pious family, a disgrace to his father, the bishop, and a bitter reason for the admonitions of his brother, Gregory the Theologian. Meanwhile, the pagan Emperor Julian ascends the throne. His enemies plot to destroy Caesarius through intrigue, but he, gravely ill and deprived of all means of support, is sheltered by a Christian virgin, the deaconess Leena. The story of Leana's childhood, betrothed to the physician Pantoleon, becomes a separate story within the work. It is a story of true friendship that transcends death.
The author is a medical historian, which makes the novel even more captivating.
The first book, "The Vestal Virgin's Son," opens the "Physician of Bithynia" cycle, dedicated to the lives and adventures of Caesarius and Callistus.
See also:
- All books by the publisher
- All books by the author
- All books in the cycle Doctor from Bithynia
