Medicine and Markets

Essays on Ancient Medicine in honour of Vivian Nutton

Rebecca Flemming editor Laurence Totelin editor

Format:Hardback

Publisher:Classical Press of Wales

Published:28th Mar '19

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New articles by internationally recognised specialists on Greek and Roman medicine, in honour of the doyen of the subject, Vivian Nutton.

The study of ancient medicine has been revolutionised over the last half century and Vivian Nutton has been a leading figure.The study of ancient medicine has been revolutionised over the last half century and Vivian Nutton has been a leading figure. Here distinguished colleagues and former students offer essays in his honour, developing themes from his ground-breaking scholarship. The book explores the diversity of the ancient medical marketplace. From the Bronze Age to Classical Antiquity (with glimpses forward to the Digital Age), from the cult of Artemis to the corpuscular theories of Asclepiades of Bithynia, from the medicinal uses of beavers to the cost of healthcare and wet-nursing, and from remedy exchange to the medical repercussions of political assassination.

This is an extremely diverse collection ... As a result, historians of medicine will find most, if not all, of the chapters diverting and thought-provoking. * Classics for All *
It is certainly a new valuable acquisition in the field of the history of ancient medicine, showing that it was not only a matter of scientific theories and of practical techniques, but also a living part of the society, its economy, and its culture. * Classical Press of Wales *

ISBN: 9781910589786

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250 pages