Democedes
historical figure · 1 work · 2 mentions · 9 anchored passages
Democedes of Croton · the physician
in the texts
The Histories
A celebrated physician from Croton who, after serving Polycrates and falling into Oroetes' hands as a forgotten slave, cures Darius's dislocated foot and Atossa's tumor, gaining great influence at the Persian court while longing to return to Greece.
So now because he had healed Darius at Susa
Croton and the most skillful physician of his time.
Democedes had a very grand house and ate at the king's table;