Description
This sourcebook provides an expansive picture of medicine, health, and healing in ancient Greece and Rome. Covering a wide array of fascinating topics--such as ancient diagnostic practices using the pulse and urine, gynecological theories of women's illness, treatments involving drugs and surgery, the training and work of physicians, the experiences of patients, and various sites where healing took place--this volume will engage readers interested in the rich history of health and healthcare. The volume brings together textual sources--many hard to access and some translated into English for the first time--as well as artistic, material, and scientific evidence, including:
Author: Kristi Upson-Saia, Heidi Marx, Jared Secord
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 06/27/2023
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.94lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.00w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9780520299726
ISBN10: 0520299728
BISAC Categories:
- History | Ancient | General
- Medical | History
- Religion | History
- Medical treatises
- Case studies
- Artistic works
- Material artifacts
- Archaeological evidence
- Biomedical remains
- Funerary monuments
- Miracle narratives
- Spells and magical recipes
Author: Kristi Upson-Saia, Heidi Marx, Jared Secord
Publisher: University of California Press
Published: 06/27/2023
Pages: 448
Binding Type: Paperback
Weight: 1.94lbs
Size: 9.90h x 7.00w x 1.30d
ISBN13: 9780520299726
ISBN10: 0520299728
BISAC Categories:
- History | Ancient | General
- Medical | History
- Religion | History