Greek and Roman Medicine

Name: Greek and Roman Medicine
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ISBN: 9781853995453

ISBN-10: 1853995452

ISBN-13: 9781853995453

Edition: 2001

Authors: Helen King

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Description:

This introduction to ancient medical systems asks how the experience of illness and the role of medicine were understood in the Greek and Roman worlds. Although topics such as the development of anatomical knowledge are covered, the book focuses on the place of medicine within changing types of society.

Book details

List price: $29.95
Copyright year: 2001
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing Plc
Publication date: 10/25/2001
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 84
Size: 5.50" wide x 8.50" long x 0.18" tall
Weight: 0.286
Language: English



List of Illustrations


Acknowledgements


Preface



The origins of Greek medicine



Hippocratic medicine



The Plague of Athens



Alexandrian medicine



Greek medicine at Rome



Galen and his contemporaries



Curing illness



After ancient medicine


Conclusion


Suggestions for Further Study


Suggestions for Further Reading


Index