Roman Medicine
- ISBN-10
- 0752414615
- ISBN-13
- 9780752414614
- Category
- History / Europe / Great Britain / General
- Pages
- 256
- Language
- English
- Published
- 2004
- Publisher
- Tempus
- Author
- Audrey Cruse
Description
In 'Roman Medicine' Audrey Cruse looks at the long and complex history of western medicine. After introducing relevant myths and legends from earliest times in Greece, she discusses ancient philosophers from the sixth-fifth centuries BC and the subsequent development of schools of medicine.
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