Dioscorides' Encyclopedia of Medical Botany

50 CE · Anadolu/Roma · cultural

The Anatolian physician Dioscorides wrote "Materia Medica", which classified 600 plants; it remained the basic reference work of European pharmacy until the 16th century.

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What was Dioscorides' Encyclopedia of Medical Botany?
The Anatolian physician Dioscorides wrote "Materia Medica", which classified 600 plants; it remained the basic reference work of European pharmacy until the 16th century.
When did Dioscorides' Encyclopedia of Medical Botany happen?
50 CE
Where did Dioscorides' Encyclopedia of Medical Botany take place?
Anadolu/Roma