Roman Medicine by Cruse

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247mm x 171mm x 15mm

Pages: 272

Until the mid-;nineteenth century the Western medical tradition rested firmly on the foundations established in Classical Greece and later transmitted throughout the Roman Empire. Against this long and complex background, which included both religious and magical medicine, Audrey Cruse looks at the many different aspects of medicine and health in the Roman Empire, especially Roman Britain. Audrey Cruse is a freelance archaeologist.