2nd-century Greek philosophers
Alcinous (Greek: Ἀλκίνοος Alkinoos) was a Middle Platonist philosopher. He probably lived in the 2nd century AD, although nothing is known about his life.
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Galen
Melvyn Bragg and guests discuss Roman physician and medical theorist Galen.
10 October 2013
Featuring: Vivian Nutton, Helen King, Caroline Petit
Ptolemy and Ancient Astronomy
Melvyn Bragg and his guests discuss the last of the great Greek astronomers of antiquity, Ptolemy, and his influence on ancient and medieval astronomy.
17 November 2011
Featuring: Liba Taub, Jim Bennett, Charles Burnett