Greek and Roman Medicine

Author's works include: "Hysteria Beyond Freud"

This introduction to ancient medical systems asks how the experience of illness and the role of medicine were understood in the Greek and Roman worlds. Covering topics such as the development of anatomical knowledge, the book focuses on the place of medicine within changing types of societies.This introduction to ancient medical systems asks how the experience of illness and the role of medicine were understood in the Greek and Roman worlds. Although topics such as the development of anatomical knowledge are covered, the book focuses on the place of medicine within changing types of society.