Covers the "life and work of doctors in communities, links between medicine and magic, and examines the different approaches to medicine across the ancient world."

A book about the patients of the Graeco-Roman world, their role in the ancient medical encounters and their relationship to the health providers and medical practitioners of their time."

"Examining all forms of healing within the specific socioeconomic and environmental constraints of the Ptolemies Egypt, this book explores how linguistic, cultural and ethnic affiliations and interactions were expressed in the medical domain."

"Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire offers a fascinating holistic look at the practice of ancient Roman medicine."

"The 42 papers presented here cover many aspects of medicine in the Mediterranean world during Antiquity and early Byzantine times."