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Antonine Plague
The Antonine Plague, AD 165–180, also known as the Plague of Galen, who described it, was an ancient pandemic, either of smallpox or measles, brought back to the Roman Empire by troops returnin...
The Antonine Plague, AD 165–180, also known as the Plague of Galen, who described it, was an ancient pandemic, either of smallpox or measles, brought back to the Roman Empire by troops returnin...
Cimolian earth
Cimolian Earth (Greek: κιμωλια, Latin: terra simolia), also known as "cimolite", refers to a variety of clays used widely in the ancient world.
Cimolian Earth (Greek: κιμωλια, Latin: terra simolia), also known as "cimolite", refers to a variety of clays used widely in the ancient world.
Dogmatic school
The Dogmatic school of medicine (Dogmatics, or Dogmatici, Δογματικοί) was an ancient school of medicine in ancient Greece and Rome.
The Dogmatic school of medicine (Dogmatics, or Dogmatici, Δογματικοί) was an ancient school of medicine in ancient Greece and Rome.
Eclectic school
The Eclectic school of medicine (Eclectics, or Eclectici, Ἐκλεκτικοί) was an ancient school of medicine in ancient Greece and Rome.
The Eclectic school of medicine (Eclectics, or Eclectici, Ἐκλεκτικοί) was an ancient school of medicine in ancient Greece and Rome.
Empiric school
The Empiric school of medicine (Empirics, Empiricists, or Empirici, Ἐμπειρικοί) was an ancient school of medicine in ancient Greece and Rome.
The Empiric school of medicine (Empirics, Empiricists, or Empirici, Ἐμπειρικοί) was an ancient school of medicine in ancient Greece and Rome.
Febris
In Roman mythology, Febris was the goddess who embodied, but also protected people from fever and malaria.
In Roman mythology, Febris was the goddess who embodied, but also protected people from fever and malaria.
Galenic corpus
The Galenic corpus is the collection of writings of ancient physician Galen.
The Galenic corpus is the collection of writings of ancient physician Galen.
Marcellus Empiricus
Marcellus Empiricus, also known as Marcellus Burdigalensis, was a Latin medical writer from Gaul at the turn of the 4th and 5th centuries.
Marcellus Empiricus, also known as Marcellus Burdigalensis, was a Latin medical writer from Gaul at the turn of the 4th and 5th centuries.
Medical community of ancient Rome
Medical community as used in this article refers to medical institutions and services offered to populations under the jurisdiction of the late Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.
Medical community as used in this article refers to medical institutions and services offered to populations under the jurisdiction of the late Roman Republic and the Roman Empire.
Medicina Plinii
The Medicina Plinii or Medical Pliny is an anonymous Latin compilation of medical remedies dating to the early 4th century AD. The excerptor, saying that he speaks from experience, offers ...
The Medicina Plinii or Medical Pliny is an anonymous Latin compilation of medical remedies dating to the early 4th century AD. The excerptor, saying that he speaks from experience, offers ...
Medicine in ancient Rome
Medicine in ancient Rome combined various techniques using different tools and rituals.
Medicine in ancient Rome combined various techniques using different tools and rituals.
Methodic school
The Methodic school of medicine (Methodics, Methodists, or Methodici, Μεθοδικοί) was an ancient school of medicine in ancient Greece and Rome.
The Methodic school of medicine (Methodics, Methodists, or Methodici, Μεθοδικοί) was an ancient school of medicine in ancient Greece and Rome.
Natural History (Pliny)
The Natural History (Latin: Naturalis Historia) is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77–79 by Pliny the Elder.
The Natural History (Latin: Naturalis Historia) is an encyclopedia published circa AD 77–79 by Pliny the Elder.
Plague of Justinian
The Plague of Justinian was a pandemic that afflicted the Eastern Roman Empire, including its capital Constantinople.
The Plague of Justinian was a pandemic that afflicted the Eastern Roman Empire, including its capital Constantinople.
Pneumatic school
The Pneumatic school of medicine (Pneumatics, or Pneumatici, Πνευματικοί) was an ancient school of medicine in ancient Greece and Rome.
The Pneumatic school of medicine (Pneumatics, or Pneumatici, Πνευματικοί) was an ancient school of medicine in ancient Greece and Rome.
Tiber Island
The Tiber Island (Isola Tiberina, Latin: Insula Tiberina), is a boat-shaped island which has long been associated with healing.
The Tiber Island (Isola Tiberina, Latin: Insula Tiberina), is a boat-shaped island which has long been associated with healing.
Vienna Dioscurides
The Vienna Dioscurides or Vienna Dioscorides is an early 6th century illuminated manuscript of De Materia Medica by Dioscorides in Greek.
The Vienna Dioscurides or Vienna Dioscorides is an early 6th century illuminated manuscript of De Materia Medica by Dioscorides in Greek.