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Aulus Cornelius Celsus

Roman writer; author of De Medicina

Dates: c. 25 BC-c. AD 50 (Riches; probable) (source: Riches 1967, The history of lithotomy and lithotrity (Arnott Demonstration, RCS) )
Chapters: III. The Oath and the Ligature

What the film says

Set down the perineal operation for stone in full, restricted to spring and to boys of nine to fourteen.

Watch 10:53 in the film III. The Oath and the Ligature
Described bronze catheters, three lengths for men and two for women, 'a little curved, but more so for men'.

Watch 11:27 in the film III. The Oath and the Ligature

On the timeline

c. 25 BC-c. AD 50 (Riches): Life of Celsus, whose De Medicina sets out the perineal lithotomy and bronze catheters. probable timeline
1935-38: W. G. Spencer's Loeb translation of Celsus's De Medicina appears. timeline

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