Alexion

Alexion

Alexion was an ancient physician, who was probably (judging from his name) a native of Greece. He was a close friend of Cicero, who praises his medical skill, and deeply laments his sudden death in 44 BC. [Cicero, "Ad Att." vii. 2, xiii. 25, xv. 1. d 2] cite encyclopedia | last = Greenhill | first = William Alexander | authorlink = | title = Alexion | editor = William Smith | encyclopedia = Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology | volume = 1 | pages = 128 | publisher = Little, Brown and Company | location = Boston | year = 1867 | url = http://quod.lib.umich.edu/cgi/t/text/pageviewer-idx?c=moa;cc=moa;idno=acl3129.0001.001;q1=demosthenes;size=l;frm=frameset;seq=143]

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