99Death of Greek Physician Pedanius Dioscorides

Pedanius Dioscorides, Greek physician (approximate date)
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🌿 Pedanius Dioscorides Begins Compiling *De Materia Medica*

Pedanius Dioscorides, Greek physician and pharmacologist (d. AD 90)
Pedanius Dioscorides Begins Compiling *De Materia Medica* (49)
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🌿 Dioscorides Publishes *De Materia Medica*

Pedanius Dioscorides describes the medical applications of plants in De Materia Medica.
Dioscorides Publishes *De Materia Medica* (50)
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🌿 Dioscorides Completes 'De Materia Medica'

Dioscorides writes his De Materia Medica, a treatise on the methodical treatment of disease by use of medicine (approximate date).
Dioscorides Completes 'De Materia Medica' (66)
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🗺️ Marinus of Tyre's Geographical Work

Marinus of Tyre, Greek geographer and writer (d. AD 130)
Marinus of Tyre's Geographical Work (79)
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⚕️ Death of Greek Physician Pedanius Dioscorides

Pedanius Dioscorides, Greek physician (approximate date)
Death of Greek Physician Pedanius Dioscorides (99)
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