The Doctors in Tacitus' Annals: A Case of Ethnic Prejudice

IF 0.2 3区历史学 0 CLASSICS

CLASSICAL WORLD Pub Date : 2024-02-21 DOI:10.1353/clw.2024.a919925

Konstantinos Arampapaslis

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Abstract

This paper discusses the portrayals of physicians in the Annals, and argues that they reveal Tacitus’ underlying ethnic prejudice against Greeks. The passages narrating the actions of Eudemus, Charicles, and Xenophon show that the historian portrays them negatively by underscoring their cunningness and involvement, direct or indirect, in the death of an emperor or heir. The pattern at work points to a deeply rooted hostility against them not as medical professionals, but as Greeks. This is further corroborated through the contrast with the non-Greek doctor, Annaeus Statius, and through the comparison with the professional poisoner treated in the Annals, Locusta.

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塔西佗《年鉴》中的医生：种族偏见案例

本文讨论了《年鉴》中对医生的描写，认为这些描写揭示了塔西佗对希腊人潜在的种族偏见。叙述欧德穆斯、查里克勒斯和色诺芬行为的段落显示，历史学家通过强调他们的狡猾和直接或间接参与皇帝或继承人的死亡，对他们进行了负面描绘。这种模式表明，人们对他们的敌意根深蒂固，不是因为他们是医学专家，而是因为他们是希腊人。通过与非希腊医生安娜纽斯-斯塔提乌斯（Annaeus Statius）的对比，以及与《年鉴》中的职业投毒者洛克斯塔（Locusta）的对比，这一点得到了进一步证实。

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期刊介绍： Classical World (ISSN 0009-8418) is the quarterly journal of The Classical Association of the Atlantic States, published on a seasonal schedule with Fall (September-November), Winter (December-February), Spring (March-May), and Summer (June-August) issues. Begun in 1907 as The Classical Weekly, this peer-reviewed journal publishes contributions on all aspects of Greek and Roman literature, history, and society.