Roman Medicine

Roman Medicine

1. Why did Romans use Greek ideas?

   • First doctors in Rome where Greek doctors
   • Took over Alexandria and library
   • Greek doctors flocked to Rome (later)

2. Galen

   • Doctor to emperor
   • Proved brain controlled body
   • Developed theory of 4 humors (to theory of opposites)
   • A showman- loved public displays
   • Proved arteries carry blood
   • Wrote 60 books
   • Surgeon for gladiators

3. Public health

   • Public baths
   • Communal public toilets
   • Efficient drainage system
   • Aqueducts