Monday, October 26, 2026
Sunday, October 25, 2026
Donating your body to science--
https://www.theguardian.com/wellness/ng-interactive/2026/oct/24/body-donation-science?utm_source=firefox-newtab-en-us
In this article, 121 med students thanked the donor family.
Wednesday, October 21, 2026
Tuesday, October 20, 2026
Magnus Maximus--novels based on--
AI Overview
The best-rated and most popular installment in Brent Reilly’s expansive Magnus Maximus historical fiction series is Magnus Maximus 3: Empires At War, which holds a high 4.66 out of 5 stars on Goodreads.
If you are looking to start at the beginning of the multi-book saga, the opening volume is Magnus Maximus 1: First King of Britain (also available as part of The Magnus Maximus Trilogy), which introduces his origin as an orphan soldier sent to defend Roman Britain during the 367 AD Great Conspiracy.
Other notable works focusing on the historical figure include standalone pieces like The Dream of Magnus Maximus, which explores his political rise alongside his wife Elen.
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Monday, October 19, 2026
Sunday, October 18, 2026
Saturday, October 17, 2026
It's a pilot--no wonder it is so short.
In the 1963 unsold television pilot Alexander the Great, the character you are looking for is named Karonos (sometimes spelled Coronos or Coronus in scripts and captions).
He was famously played by acclaimed actor and director John Cassavetes.
In this rare "sword-and-sandals" epic, William Shatner stars as Alexander the Great, and Adam West stars as his companion Cleander. Cassavetes' character, Karonos, is one of Alexander’s key military leaders. In the plot, Karonos is a central figure who spars with Alexander over military strategy while they find themselves boxed in by the mountains and facing an ambush by the massive Persian army.
Production Details & Where to Watch
• The Project: Originally filmed in 1963 as a high-budget pilot for ABC, the network ultimately shelved it because they didn't think American audiences were interested in a weekly series about ancient Macedonian geopolitics.
• The Release: Following the massive success of Shatner in Star Trek and West in Batman, ABC dusted off the pilot and finally aired it as a standalone TV movie in 1967 to capitalize on their newfound fame.
• Where to Find It: Because it has fallen into the public domain, you can watch the entire Alexander the Great (1963) TV Pilot on YouTube. You can hear Alexander shouting out tactical orders to Karonos ("Coronus") and his infantry about midway through the battle strategy meetings!
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More Critobulos--
AI Overview
In ancient history, Critobulus (also spelled Critodemus or Kritoboulos) was an eminent Greek physician of the 4th century BCE. He belonged to the famous family of the Asclepiads on the island of Kos and is most famous for serving as a military surgeon to Alexander the Great and his father, King Philip II of Macedon.
🗡️ Key Historical Milestones
• Saving King Philip II (354 BCE): Critobulus gained great renown for extracting an arrow from King Philip II's eye after the king was severely wounded during the siege of Methone. Though the king lost his eye, Critobulus successfully prevented infection and minimized facial disfigurement.
• Treating Alexander the Great (326 BCE): Years later, during Alexander's campaign against the Malli in India, the young king was shot through the chest with a deep, barbed arrow that pierced his lung.
• Defensive Medicine Pioneer: Historical accounts note that Critobulus initially hesitated to perform the high-stakes operation on Alexander. Fearing he would be executed or punished by the Macedonian army if the king died on his table, he only agreed to extract the arrow after receiving explicit immunity and formal verbal guarantees from Alexander and his generals. The surgery was a success, and Alexander survived.
Renowned Greek physician/surgeon--Critobulos--
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AI Overview
Critobulus (often transliterated as Kritoboulos) was a renowned ancient Greek physician from the 4th century BC. He belonged to the prestigious medical family of the Asclepiades of Cos Island and practiced medicine following the traditional Hippocratic School.
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He is most famous in history for serving as the royal physician to King Philip II of Macedon (the father of Alexander the Great).
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The Treatment of Philip II's Eye Injury
Critobulus’s most celebrated medical achievement occurred during the Siege of Methone (355–354 BC). While inspecting siege engines, King Philip II was struck in the right eye by a stray arrow.
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Critobulus performed a highly delicate and critical surgical operation to save the king's life. Using specialized ancient instruments—historically referenced as the "spoon of Diocles"—he successfully extracted the arrowhead from the orbital cavity. He managed the postoperative care using anti-inflammatory herbal treatments. Although Philip was left blind in that eye and bore a prominent vertical scar, Critobulus was widely praised by ancient historians like Pliny for completing the operation with minimal facial disfigurement.
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Association with Alexander the Great
Historical and medical texts sometimes connect Critobulus to the campaigns of Alexander the Great as well. According to Roman historian Quintus Curtius, a doctor named Critobulus was present in India in 326 BC and extracted a deeply embedded, barbed arrow from Alexander’s chest after a battle against the Malli tribe. While some ancient accounts treat this as the same physician, modern scholars note that given the 30-year timeframe, this could potentially have been his son or a closely related physician of the same medical lineage (sometimes noted as Critodemus).
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