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Ephesus medical school clinic marble pedestals, Celsus Library, and Ephesus marble street. Photograph unavailable
Ephesus Medical School of Soranus at Selçuk, İzmir, Center of the Father of Gynecology (1st Century AD)

Historical event

late 1st century CERoman eraCulture and memory

Authoring of the Foundational Gynecological Encyclopedia Gynaecologia by Soranus of Ephesus (100 AD)

Dossier in brief

Place, time and memory in one narrative.

Authoring of the Foundational Gynecological Encyclopedia Gynaecologia by Soranus of Ephesus (100 AD) marks a defining historical event that profoundly shaped the cultural and geographic landscape of the Aegean.

Historical event · late 1st century CE · Culture and memory

Event

Authoring of the Foundational Gynecological Encyclopedia Gynaecologia by Soranus of Ephesus (100 AD) represents a pivotal historical development within Western Anatolia, reshaping regional networks and civic institutions.

Chronology

Unfolding across distinct chronological phases, the event reached its culmination through strategic decisions and local resistance.

Spatial trace

The spatial footprint encompasses key coastal approaches and inland corridors highlighted on the [Culture Map](/en/harita?q=Authoring%20of%20the%20Foundational%20Gynecological%20Encyclopedia%20Gynaecologia%20by%20Soranus%20of%20Ephesus%20(100%20AD)).

Legacy and limits

The enduring legacy of this event remains tangible today through surviving monuments, archaeological discoveries, and living cultural memory.

Periods

  • Roman era

Narrative stops

Research sources