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He went to Greece as passenger on one ship of a reconnaissance mission for a later military campaign. Three Phoenician ships were sent with fifteen Persian nobles. Through the latter half of the mission, the fleet stopped in Tarentum, where Democedes made his escape with help from the Tarentian king.
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Darius once sprained his ankle while he was hunting, and his Egyptian doctors could not help his ankle. However, Democedes was able to heal his ankle, and he was thereafter given great esteem. The court regarded his actions highly enough that he was able to eat in the presence of the king. He was
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the first of many Greek physicians to be within the Persian court. He lived in what the Persians regarded as luxury. Nevertheless, he always wanted to go back to his homeland, Greece. Later on, Darius's wife,
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Democedes of Croton and Udjahorresnet of Sais. Chief physicians at the Achaemenid court of Darius the Great
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After his escape he went back to Croton. He was guarded from the Persians, and later married a daughter of
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Democede di Crotone e Udjahorresnet di Sais. Medici primari alla corte achemenide di Dario il Grande
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Herodotus describes the journeys of Democedes with much detail.
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Democedes was a Greek physician and a member of the court of
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/ˌdɛmˈsdz/
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The Histories of Herodotus
Darius I
Croton
Magna Graecia
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