Doctors and Diseases in the Roman Empire

Download or read book Doctors and Diseases in the Roman Empire written by Ralph Jackson and published by . This book was released on 1988 with total page 207 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Topics include the effects of disease and medicine on people at different levels of Roman society, the role of the physician in the Roman army, contraception, drugs, surgery, and magic. Jackson (curator, Department of Pre-historic and Romano-British antiquities, British Museum) adds evidence from excavations, sculptures, reliefs, vases, and wall-paintings to the testimony of ancient medical authors. Fascinating and chilling. Annotation copyrighted by Book News, Inc., Portland, OR