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Greek and Roman Medicine Professor Helen King (The Open University, UK)

Name: Greek and Roman Medicine By Professor Helen King (The Open University, UK)
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Greek and Roman Medicine by Professor Helen King (The Open University, UK)

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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. Covering topics such as the development of anatomical knowledge, the book focuses on the place of medicine within changing types of societies.

Greek and Roman Medicine Summary

Greek and Roman Medicine by Professor Helen King (The Open University, UK)

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.

About Professor Helen King (The Open University, UK)

Helen King is Professor of Classical Studies at the Open University, UK

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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9781853995453

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1853995452

Title

Greek and Roman Medicine by Professor Helen King (The Open University, UK)

Author

Professor Helen King (The Open University, UK)

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Classical World

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Bloomsbury Publishing PLC

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20011025

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Greek and Roman Medicine Professor Helen King (The Open University, UK)

Greek and Roman Medicine by Professor Helen King (The Open University, UK)

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Greek and Roman Medicine Summary

Greek and Roman Medicine by Professor Helen King (The Open University, UK)

About Professor Helen King (The Open University, UK)

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