Medical History Archive
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Roman Thoughts, Ideas, and Practices of Pregnancy
Posted on March 31, 2013 | No CommentsGiven the pressure placed on Roman men and women to continue their blood lines, their cultural beliefs and practices surrounding the production of offspring are particularly interesting for classical historians. -
One-third of ancient mummies had heart disease, study finds
Posted on March 11, 2013 | No CommentsAtherosclerosis -
Women doctors in Greece, Rome, and the Byzantine Empire
Posted on March 3, 2013 | No CommentsOur sources for knowledge about women doctors in antiquity are fragmentary: a few passing mentions in classical authors, some scattered references in the medical writers, nearly forty inscriptions. -
The Social Status of Physicians in Greece and Rome
Posted on February 17, 2013 | No CommentsIn Greece around the 5th century B.C. there was a rise in a new class of healer. These physicians were not priests with divine gifts, but simply craftsmen practicing an art. -
The emperor with the shaking head: Claudius’ movement disorder
Posted on January 31, 2013 | No CommentsThe medical conundrum posed by the Roman emperor Claudius remains one of the most intriguing of the ancient world. -
Medicine, Surgery, and Public Health in Ancient Mesopotamia
Posted on January 27, 2013 | No CommentsMedicine in ancient Mesopotamia grew out of a folk tradition of what is usually called herbal medicine. In such traditions, plants and plant products, minerals, and animals and their products furnish the basic ingredients of the medications. -
Mysticism and Urology in Ancient Egypt
Posted on January 23, 2013 | No CommentsConclusion: Our presentation will give an overview of the practice of urology in ancient Egypt, both in terms of pharmacologic and surgical intervention but also with a look into the religion of medicine practiced at that time. -
The Mandrake and the Ancient World
Posted on January 7, 2013 | No CommentsIt was frequently sought after by magicians and others who attempted the treatment of insanity in the ancient world, and was probably used most of all in the form of a potion. -
The Breath of Life in Aristotle
Posted on December 23, 2012 | No CommentsThus, answering the question, -
The History of Sepsis from Ancient Egypt to the XIX Century
Posted on December 22, 2012 | No CommentsThe oldest report we have about sepsis associated with wounds goes back to Edwin Smith
