Greek and Roman medicine
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Greek and Roman medicine
（Classical world series）
Bristol Classical Press, 2001
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Bibliography: p. 68-70
Includes index
Description and Table of Contents
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.
Table of Contents
List of Illustrations
Acknowledgements
Preface
1.The origins of Greek medicine
2.2. Hippocratic medicine
3.The Plague of Athens
4.Alexandrian medicine
5.Greek medicine at Rome
6.Galen and his contemporaries
7.Curing illness
8.After ancient medicine
Conclusion
Suggestions for Further Study
Suggestions for Further Reading
Index
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