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| | Erasistratus Summary |
 | | Erasistratus, considered the father of physiology, was born on the island of Chios in ancient Greece, to a medical family. |
 | | Erasistratus held that life was intimately connected with pneuma, which was in the air we breathe. |
 | | Erasistratus said that Antiochos was in love with his stepmother, and that that was what was ailing him, so he let them marry. |
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