n the second century of this era, a consul of Rome ntroduced his doctor, Claudius Galenus of Pergamum, to mperor Marcus Aurelius. They got along famously, and alen became the court physician. Renowned for his public ivisections, which allowed startling advances in the fields of natomy and physiology, Galen joined a band of both otable and notorious doctors on a 4,000-year-old quest for he unive...