The effect, therefore, of Galen's writings was, at first, to add to and consolidate medical knowledge, but his influence soon became an obstacle to progress. Even in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries, Galenism held almost undisputed sway.
The house of Galen stood opposite the Temple of Romulus in the Roman Forum. This temple, in A.D. 530, was consecrated by Pope Felix IV to the honour of the saints, Cosma and Damiano, two Arabian anargyri (unpaid physicians) who suffered martyrdom under Diocletian.
The date of Galen's death is not exactly known, but was probably A.D. 200.
FOOTNOTES
[1] Dr. Bostock's "History of Medicine."
[2] "Paulus Ægineta," vol. iii, p. 74.
[3] Ibid., p. 242.
[4] "Encyl. Brit.," Surgery.