16 moments

1. Birth at Pergamon

   0129-01-01 · Pergamon, Roman Asia (near Bergama, Türkiye)

   

   Galen was born at Pergamon in Roman Asia, the city that formed his early intellectual and medical environment. Coordinates represent ancient Pergamon.

2. Philosophical education in Pergamon

   0143-01-01 · Pergamon, Roman Asia (near Bergama, Türkiye)

   

   As a teenager, Galen attended lectures of representatives of the major philosophical schools in his native city. Coordinates represent ancient Pergamon.

3. Medical studies in Pergamon

   0145-01-01 · Pergamon, Roman Asia (near Bergama, Türkiye)

   

   Galen pursued medicine alongside philosophy in Pergamon under Satyrus and Pelops, beginning the formative phase of his medical education. The source dates this period 145–148; the card date marks its beginning because the schema does not allow date ranges.

4. Study with Pelops at Smyrna

   0148-01-01 · Smyrna, Roman Asia (modern İzmir, Türkiye)

   

   After his father’s death, Galen traveled to Smyrna, followed Pelops, studied with the Platonist Albinus, and produced anatomical writings. Coordinates represent the ancient and modern urban center of Smyrna/İzmir.

5. Medical travel to Corinth

   0151-01-01 · Corinth, Achaia, Roman Empire (modern Greece)

   

   During his extended period of advanced medical study, Galen moved from Smyrna to Corinth in search of teachers and texts. The source gives the Corinth move as circa 151; coordinates represent ancient Corinth.

6. Advanced study at Alexandria

   0153-01-01 · Alexandria, Egypt, Roman Empire (modern Egypt)

   

   Galen moved to Alexandria, the longest stop in his formative travels and a major center for anatomy and Hippocratic scholarship. The source dates the move to Alexandria circa 153; coordinates represent ancient Alexandria.

7. Gladiator physician at Pergamon

   0157-01-01 · Pergamon, Roman Asia (near Bergama, Türkiye)

   

   Galen returned to Pergamon and received the public appointment as physician to the gladiators, a post renewed over the following years. Coordinates represent ancient Pergamon; the precise gladiatorial facility is not identified by the source.

8. Drug-collecting journey in Cyprus

   0162-01-01 · Cyprus, Roman Empire

   

   Before heading to Rome, Galen traveled extensively in Cyprus while collecting herbal and mineral drugs. The source gives no Cypriot locality or sequence within the journey; coordinates are a representative point for Cyprus.

9. Drug-collecting journey in Lycia

   0162-01-01 · Lycia, Roman Empire (southwestern Anatolia, Türkiye)

   

   Before heading to Rome, Galen traveled extensively in Lycia while collecting herbal and mineral drugs. The source gives no specific Lycian locality; coordinates are a representative point for the historical region.

10. Drug-collecting journey in Palestine

    0162-01-01 · Palestine, Roman Empire

    

    Before heading to Rome, Galen traveled extensively in Palestine while collecting herbal and mineral drugs. The source gives no specific locality; coordinates are a representative point for the historical region.

11. Drug-collecting journey in Syria

    0162-01-01 · Syria, Roman Empire

    

    Before leaving for Rome in the summer of 162, Galen traveled extensively in Syria to collect herbal and mineral drugs. The source identifies Syria but no specific locality; coordinates are a representative point for the region.

12. Drug-collecting journey on Lemnos

    0162-01-01 · Lemnos, Aegean Sea, Roman Empire (modern Greece)

    

    Before heading to Rome, Galen traveled extensively on Lemnos while collecting herbal and mineral drugs. The source gives no exact site on Lemnos; coordinates represent the island.

13. First residence in Rome

    0162-01-01 · Rome, Italia, Roman Empire (modern Italy)

    

    Galen began his first documented stay in Rome, participating in public debates and anatomical demonstrations and building a medical reputation among the city’s elite. The source dates this stay 162–166; the card date marks its beginning.

14. Return to Pergamon during plague

    0166-01-01 · Pergamon, Roman Asia (near Bergama, Türkiye)

    

    During the plague outbreak at Rome, Galen returned to Pergamon, possibly to escape the epidemic or for other personal reasons. Coordinates represent ancient Pergamon.

15. Imperial service at Aquileia

    0168-01-01 · Aquileia, Italia, Roman Empire (modern Italy)

    

    Galen joined Marcus Aurelius and Lucius Verus at Aquileia as the first plague cases emerged there, after being requested as physician for the Germanic campaign. The linked article places this event in the latter part of 168; coordinates represent ancient Aquileia.

16. Second stay in Rome and imperial household

    0169-01-01 · Rome, Italia, Roman Empire (modern Italy)

    

    After his release from army duty, Galen went to Rome for the second time and became attached to the imperial household. The source dates the return and transition to the imperial household to 168–169; the card uses 169 as the later year of that interval.