Claudius Galenus, generally called Galen, was born into a cultivated family in around 130 ad in Pergamum in Asia Minor. He was a master in philosophy and philology, but for nearly 1,000 years he ...

The physician, surgeon and philosopher Galen was trained in Pergamon and his works were disseminated from there. Last but not least, there is the tradition of production of Parchment specific to ...