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Health Care in Ancient Egypt
WEBBy Barbara Wilcox. Ancient Egyptian workers in a village that’s now called Deir el-Medina were beneficiaries of what Stanford Egyptologist Anne Austin calls “the earliest documented governmental health care plan.”
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Herbal medicine in ancient Egypt
WEBApart from spiritual healing and herbal medicine, Ancient Egyptians practiced massage and manipulation and made extensive use of therapeutic herbs and foods, but surgery was only rarely part of their treatments. According to Herodotus there was a high degree of specialization among physicians. The Egyptians were advanced medical …
The Tears of Re: Beekeeping in Ancient Egypt
WEBISBN: 9780199361380. According to Egyptian mythology, when the ancient Egyptian sun god Re cried, his tears turned into honey bees upon touching the ground. For this reason, the honey bee was sacrosanct in ancient Egyptian culture. From the art depicting bees on temple walls to the usage of beeswax as a healing ointment, the honey bee was a
History of Ancient Egyptian Obstetrics and Gynecology: A Review
WEBFor its time, the study and practice of medicine in Ancient Egypt was revolutionary. Primitive by today’s standards, physicians in Egypt nonetheless showed great initiative and impressive knowledge of the human body and its inner workings, as well as the treatment of illness and disease.
Rethinking the Role of Health Care in Early Christianity
WEBThe distinct aspect of our approach to health care is drawn from recent advances in medical anthropology. In its most general sense, an anthropological approach seeks to apply the insights and theories that develop from the observation of actual societies. Such insights may help place an ancient culture in comparative perspective.
The consequences of Nero's ill-health in AD64
WEBThe consequences of Nero’s ill-health in AD64. David Woods. Eranos Acta Philologica Suecana (Swedish Journal of Classical Philology), Vol. 102 (2004) Introduction: The purpose of this paper is to propose a new explanation as to why Nero cancelled proposed trips abroad twice in quick succession in early AD64, first a trip to Achaia, then a trip to …
Conjurers, Purifiers, Vagabonds And Quacks
WEBConjurers, Purifiers, Vagabonds And Quacks? The Clinical Roles of the Folk and Hippocratic Healers of Classical Greece. By Leanne McNamara. Iris: Journal of the Classical Association of Victoria, Vol. 16-17 (2003-4) Introduction: Hippocratic medicine is widely acknowledged as one of the most important and influential of the intellectual …
Archaeological remains as a source of evidence for Roman Medicine
WEBAbstract. In order to understand Roman medicine most scholars rely on ancient medical texts to understand the Roman views about the functions of the body, the etiology of diseases, surgical procedures and perceptions of health. Yet, archaeological remains of medical instruments and buildings identified as hospitals also shed light onto …
The Disposal of Human Waste: A comparison between Ancient …
WEBThe Disposal of Human Waste: A comparison between Ancient Rome and Medieval London. By Craig Taylor. Past Imperfect, Vol.11 (2005). Abstract: The disposal of sewage is a luxury many societies generally take for granted.
Human capital and the growth of the Roman economy
WEBHuman capital and the growth of the Roman economy. Richard Saller (Stanford University) Princeton/Stanford Working Papers in Classics, June (2008). Abstract. Over the past 50 years economists have increasingly emphasized investment in human capital as a fundamental cause of sustained economic growth, because investments in …
Roman healing spas in Italy : a study in design and function
WEBA spa is defined as a bathing establishment which used thermal-mineral spring water for therapeutic purposes. Although the topics of bathing and medicine in the Roman world have received considerable attention, thermal-mineral spas have remained inadequately studied.
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