Basel papyrus is an ancient medical text, researchers find
Since the 16th century, Basel has been home to a mysterious papyrus. With mirror writing on both sides, it has puzzled generations of researchers.
Oldest genetic evidence of Hepatitis B virus found in ancient DNA from 4,500 year-old skeletons
An extinct strain of the human Hepatitis B virus (HBV) has been discovered in Bronze Age human skeletons found in burial sites across Europe and Asia.
Medical practice applied in the ancient Asclepeion in Kos island
The main diseases treated in the Asclepeia were: chronic neuropsychological disorders, skin diseases and chronic lung diseases.
How Would An Ancient Greek Doctor Treat Your Symptoms?
It’s flu season! Are you feeling under the weather? Definitely don’t do what this quiz tells you to. But if you’re curious about how a doctor in ancient Greece would treat your symptoms, go no further
The Origin and Causes of Schizophrenia and Madness in Greek Culture
Ancient Greek medicine was a complex practice perceived as something between myth and reality, as an expression of a magical divinatory, and an empirical technical practice.
Rethinking the Plague of Cyprian: Pandemics and Passages to Late Antiquity
Named after the bishop of Carthage whose writings supply some of the most vivid testimony about the event, the Plague of Cyprian is attested in circum-Mediterranean populations from AD 249 until 270.
Fall of Roman Empire can be explained by biology, researcher says
Forget the Vandals – the fall of the Roman Empire can be explained by biology, according to a new book.
Which Medical Era Should You Get Treatment In?
Find out if medicine from the ancient world would be just what the doctor ordered!
The Stages of Womanhood in Ancient Greece and Their Effect on Healing
I selected the treatises The Nature of Women, Diseases of Young Girls, and Diseases of Women, to examine how physicians would theoretically treat women with a wide variety of diseases. I
Roman Doctors: From Charlatans to Wonder-Workers
Roman Doctors: From Charlatans to Wonder-Workers By Joshua Yankell Senior Honors Theses, Brandeis University (2014) Introduction: This thesis explores the course of Roman…