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Quotation from The Persian Expedition by Xenophon
“appointed eight surgeons to attend to the many wounded”
The Persian Expedition, Book III, Chapter IV, trans. H. G. Dakyns (1890s)
During the retreat up the Tigris the army halts three days for its wounded, an early record of organised military medical care.
Citation: "appointed eight surgeons to attend to the many wounded" — Xenophon, The Persian Expedition, Book III, Chapter IV, trans. H. G. Dakyns (1890s). (id the-persian-expedition-q5)
