The fusion of Greek and Roman medicine in the Roman Empire consisted of two parts: the scientific, and the religious/magical. The more scientific thinking behind ancient medical practices is a legacy owed to the Greeks, who separated scientific learning from religion. The religious, or rather sup...
10. Medical Practices Although many medical interventions in ancient Rome were fairly misguided, the Romans did come up with some revolutionary medical practices that put them at least on a par with the skilled medical professionals from ancient Greece. Roman medical practitioners displayed an impressiv...
The common oat (Avena sativa) is a cereal which is well attested in Greek medical sources. Between the Vth and the XIth centuries oats belonged to the crops which did not enjoy much appreciation. Across the Mediterranean the cereal was made use of almost exclusively as emergency food. The ...
Many Greek medical ideas were adopted by the Romans and Greek medicine had a huge influence on Roman medicine. The first doctors to appear in Rome were Greek, captured as prisoners of war. Greek doctors would later move to Rome because they could make a good living there, or a better one...
The Greek historian Herodotus visited Egypt around 440 BC and wrote extensively of his observations of their medicinal practices. Pliny the Elder also wrote favorably of them in historical review. Hippocrates (the "father of medicine"), Herophilos, Erasistratus and later Galen studied at the temple...
Medical practice in ancient Egypt was so advanced that many of their observations, policies, and commonplace procedures would not be surpassed in the west for centuries after the fall of Rome and their practices would inform both Greek and Roman medicine. They understood that disease could be trea...
Parallel to the development of Greek mythology was the development of Greek religion, that is, the belief in the supernatural power of the gods, reinforced by a system of cults and rituals. The religious practices of the ancient Greeks consisted primarily of sacrifices and prayers offered to ...
anthropological researches and the studies of anthropological skeleton remains that came out during archaeological excavations from different eras and areas have given information about the medical practices in the very important geographic area of Greece and in particular, we referred to cases of Greek ...
most famous contributions to medicine is the Hippocratic Oath, which outlines ethical practices for physicians. However, the statement that he should teach his mentor's son the medical art without any charges is not a part of the original text of the Hippocratic Oath.
Roman doctors adopted many of the practices and philosophies of the Greek physician Hippocrates and his followers—particularly after the 219 B.C. arrival of Archagathus of Sparta, credited as the first Greek doctor to practice in the city. Yet, ancient Romans also wore amulets to ward off ...