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Hygieia, the Goddess of Health

WEBModern medicine has its origin in the ancient world. The oldest civilizations used magic and herbs to cure their sick people, but they also used religion to free them …

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Medicine in the Ancient World

WEBBesides everyday illnesses, doctors treated war wounds and carried out major surgery such as trephination. In this collection, we look at the views on health and …

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Ancient Greek Medicine

WEBDefinition. In Ancient Greek Medicine illness was initially regarded as a divine punishment and healing as, quite literally, a gift from the gods. However, by the …

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Egyptian Medicine

WEBDoctors, Midwives, Nurses, & Dentists. Physicians in ancient Egypt could be male or female. The "first physician", later deified as a god of medicine and healing, was …

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Egyptian Medical Treatments

WEBThe Edwin Smith Papyrus (c. 1600 BCE) is the oldest work on surgical techniques. The Ebers Papyrus (c. 1550 BCE) treats cancer, heart disease, diabetes, …

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Ancient Egyptian Medicine: Study & Practice

WEBThe Roman physician Galen (126 - c. 216 CE) studied in Egypt at Alexandria, and before him, Hippocrates, the father of modern medicine (c. 460-370 …

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Medicine Timeline

WEBTimeline. 6500 BCE. First evidence of the surgical procedure of trephination found in France. 5000 BCE. Evidence of the surgical procedure of trephination found in China . …

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Egyptian Medicine Timeline

WEBDefinition. Medical practice in ancient Egypt was so advanced that many of their observations, policies, and commonplace procedures would not be surpassed in the …

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Medieval Cures for the Black Death

WEBThe Black Death is the 19th-century CE term for the plague epidemic that ravaged Europe between 1347-1352 CE, killing an estimated 30 million people there …

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Medieval Hygiene

WEBDefinition. People in the Middle Ages have acquired something of a bad reputation when it comes to cleanliness, especially the peasantry. However, despite the …

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Cosmetics in the Ancient World

WEBCosmetics were prepared in ancient Egypt using a wide range of materials. The eyeliner and eye shadow so famously worn by such figures as Tutankhamun and …

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A Brief History of Veterinary Medicine

WEBThe English word 'veterinarian' as defining one who provides medical care to animals, comes from the Latin verb veheri meaning “to draw” (as in "pull") and was first …

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