But it is best of all to look at the human skeleton with your own eyes. This is very easy in Alexandria, so that the physicians of that area instruct their pupils with the aid of autopsy.
Roman physician, anatomy
Highlighting the importance of direct anatomical observation, and revealing the availability of human dissection in Alexandria, which was rare and often forbidden elsewhere in the Roman Empire.
2nd century CE (from 'On Anatomical Procedures')
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