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WHEN the fighting was at its height in Crete, 2,164 years ago, the people of Knossos applied to those of Cos, then the leading medical school in the world, for a military surgeon. Hermias, who was sent, did his duty so well that he not only saved many lives, but also by his example sustained the morale of the troops and thus contributed to victory. An inscription acknowledging his merits with gratitude is extant in Cos to this day, unless the Germans have recently removed it to grace one of their museums.
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CARLING, E. Medical and Surgical Achivement in the U.S.S.R. During War*. Nature 153, 419–424 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/153419a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/153419a0