Arcyon
1st-century Roman physician
Arcyon (Ancient Greek: Ἀρκύων), or, as others read, Alcyon (Ἀλκύων), was a surgeon in ancient Rome, who was mentioned by the historian Josephus as having been called in to attend to those persons who had been wounded at the emperor Caligula's assassination in the year 41 AD. Several conspirators owed their lives to Arcyon, as he spirited them away via a passage on the pretext of needing to find medical supplies.
References
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: wag (1870). "Arcyon". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 274.
“Arcyon” enters the record as 1st-century Roman physician. Crown Archives preserves that source wording while asking what Arcyon, 1st-century and Roman can confirm, complicate or overturn.
Why this record matters
“Arcyon” is worth following because a concise public description often conceals a longer documentary argument. Here, Arcyon, 1st-century and Roman provides the most credible route into that argument.
The citation trail is more important than the brevity of the summary: it shows where individual claims can be examined in context. The source revision retrieved here is dated Mar 5, 2026. The linked authority identifier is Q48998675. None of the 0 selected statements returned an explicit reference. The first chronological checks are 1870.
Overview language is designed for orientation and should not be treated as a substitute for the evidence cited beneath it. The lead is largely declarative, so disagreement and counter-evidence require a deliberate search beyond the opening account. Authority statements aid reconciliation but still require their own references, qualifiers and ranks to be checked.
How to read it
Use the entry as an orientation point, then follow its citations and revision history. Names, dates and institutional relationships should be checked against the original record.
- Subject orientation
- Search vocabulary
- Locating named sources
The closest primary source, responsible institution and strongest cited specialist reference.
Three-step research path
- Establish the record: confirm the title “Arcyon”, its source revision and the description used here.
- Expand the search: follow Arcyon primary sources, Arcyon archive and Arcyon research across catalogues and specialist indexes.
- Test the account: compare the strongest cited source with the responsible institution’s current record and note any disagreement.
Questions for further research
- Which source most directly establishes the central claim about “Arcyon”?
- Which cited source is closest to the event, object or claim?
- Which institution is responsible for the underlying evidence?
Search terms from this dossier
This entry incorporates text from “Arcyon” on English Wikipedia. Contributors are listed in the page history. Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 License. Selected authority identifiers and statements are retrieved from Wikidata under CC0; their references and qualifiers remain part of the verification path.