The origins of roman medicine in Pliny The Elder’s Natural History

nº3 (july, 2009) • Archai: As Origens do Pensamento Ocidental

Autor: Ana Thereza Basilio Vieira

Resumo:

The medical literature in Rome firstly lives on Greek scientific works, because Latin language, inappropriate for speculative matters, couldn’t be succeeded to express the grandiosity and precision of the subject. So, Roman medicine assimilates the Greek medical culture. Roman doctors dedicate themselves to a public hygiene, prudently systematizing practice and concrete knowledge of other cultures. Pliny, the elder writes a work untitled Natural History, composed in thirty seven books, and interests us most those dedicated to medicine, its history and dissemination among ancient people, up to its arrival and reception in Rome, at the first century.

Texto Completo: http://periodicos.unb.br/index.php/archai/article/view/332/191

Palavras-Chave: Roman Medicine,Natural History,Imperial Rome,

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