Newly discovered witnesses asserting Galen's affiliation to the 'gens Claudia' / Stefan Alexandru.

"The 'nomen gentile' Claudius found in older editions as well as in scholarly publications on Galen is, according to an almost general consensus of opinion, spurious. Before casting some light upon hitherto neglected early printed books and presenting to the reader newly investigated Greek manuscript evidence, it is worth briefly calling to mind the way in which this agreement in opinion was reached."