Medicine - Cross Cultural
Medicine as practices in various cultures throughout the ancient world, including ancient hospitals, dentistry, training, diagnosis and plastic surgery.
Early Medicine in Greece and Rome
Section of medical history timeline with pictures of Galen and Hippocrates and information on how Galen and Hippocrates approached cancer.
Section of medical history timeline with pictures of Galen and Hippocrates and information on how Galen and Hippocrates approached cancer.
Galenic Manuscript
Page from a Greek 10th or 11th C manuscript of Galen's De usu partium.
Page from a Greek 10th or 11th C manuscript of Galen's De usu partium.
On Ancient Medicine Pt 3
Translated by Francis Adams. Hippocrates understood the need for doctors to understand nutrition.
Translated by Francis Adams. Hippocrates understood the need for doctors to understand nutrition.
Dental Appliances - Bridges
Information on the earliest uses of dental appliances, prosthetics, or bridges.
Information on the earliest uses of dental appliances, prosthetics, or bridges.
Review: The Red Tent, by Anita Diamant
Anita Diamant's bestselling historical fiction features a Biblical midwife.
Anita Diamant's bestselling historical fiction features a Biblical midwife.
Ancient History of Trips to the Dentist
April 1999 British Archaeology article on toothpastes, picks, and techniques to relieve toothache.
April 1999 British Archaeology article on toothpastes, picks, and techniques to relieve toothache.
Dying to have a Baby
From an article on the history of obstetrics, this section touches on the history of caesarian section, puerperal fever, and anesthetics.
From an article on the history of obstetrics, this section touches on the history of caesarian section, puerperal fever, and anesthetics.
Medicine in Mesopotamia
Fire preserved Ancient Assyrian clay medical tablets. Prescribed treatments are rational even if a deity was responsible for ailment. Physicians and sorcerers worked together.
Fire preserved Ancient Assyrian clay medical tablets. Prescribed treatments are rational even if a deity was responsible for ailment. Physicians and sorcerers worked together.
Modern Diagnosis of Ancient Disease
From British Archaeology, scientists can now use mitochondrial evidence from skeletons to trace the history of diseases like tuberculosis, rheumatoid and osteo-arthritis. Biomolecules also reveal information on the Ancient Egyptian disease, schistosomiasis.
From British Archaeology, scientists can now use mitochondrial evidence from skeletons to trace the history of diseases like tuberculosis, rheumatoid and osteo-arthritis. Biomolecules also reveal information on the Ancient Egyptian disease, schistosomiasis.