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Besides a philosophical physician, Galen was also a master narrator. The way in which he manages to build towards a big reveal is unprecedented. In order to illustrate his skill, and to demonstrate the suitability of Galen’s work – the Greek as well as its content – for secondary education, the editors of this Lampas special have decided to print an example of his narrative prowess. Chapter 7 of the treatise De Praecognitione ad Epigenem (already mentioned by both Nutton and Van der Eijk) is an entertaining, easy-to-read story, and a great example of Galen’s skill. Both Greek edited text and English translation are by Vivian Nutton, and have been taken from his edition of the text in the Corpus Medicorum Graecorum series.