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Soranus of Ephesus
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Science & HealthWho is Soranus of Ephesus in the Agency editorial?
Soranus of Ephesus was a Greek physician who worked in Rome around the turn of the second century and wrote a treatise on gynaecology. Issue.27, the edition about the Roman Empire, names him once, as "the doctor Soranus", in the passage on childbirth and midwives.
In short
Soranus of Ephesus was a Greek physician who worked in Rome and wrote a treatise on gynaecology, which includes a description of the good midwife. In the Agency editorial he appears only in Issue.27, the edition about the Roman Empire, in one sentence of the author's text. After saying that births happened at home with a midwife assisting on a special birthing chair, the edition adds: "The doctor Soranus wrote a manual on how to train them." The edition calls him only Soranus.
Key facts
- Who was Soranus of Ephesus?
- A Greek physician from Ephesus who worked in Rome around the turn of the second century and wrote a treatise on gynaecology.
- Where does the Agency editorial name Soranus?
- Only in Issue.27, the edition about the Roman Empire, in one sentence of the passage about midwives and childbirth.
- What does Issue.27 say about him?
- That midwives delivered the babies at home and that the doctor Soranus wrote a manual on how to train them.
Who was Soranus of Ephesus?
Soranus of Ephesus was a Greek physician who worked in Rome around the turn of the second century. He is known for a treatise on gynaecology that deals with pregnancy, childbirth and the care of newborns and describes the qualities of a good midwife. These facts come from outside the edition and are marked for verification.
How does Soranus appear in Issue.27?
Issue.27 names him once, in the section 27.9, Contraception & Birth. The passage says that births happened at home, with a midwife assisting on a special birthing chair, and then: "The doctor Soranus wrote a manual on how to train them." The edition gives only the name Soranus. This entry identifies him as Soranus of Ephesus because the sentence describes a doctor who wrote about the training of midwives.
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Where this entry comes from in the Agency editorial.