Galen of Pergamum, the famous 2nd century doctor, was one time employed as a surgeon by gladiators, which allowed him first hand knowledge of inner anatomy. It...
To combine some of our ongoing discussions: The influence of the Greek slaves became that great that some Roman complained of Roman children speaking Latin...
Quoting Mr. Gaius: "...., but the military doctors would have been Romans". Hi Mr. Gaius, I doubt whether this was the case! Take for instance the Greec ...
We know that "dentists" were already professionally-busy in Ancient- Egypt etc. I happen to have kept a little article from the the "Guardian", dated 1-1-1998,...
'Inner anatomy' had been known for centuries before Rome. This was precipitated by the use of the ancient Egyptian mummification traditions, begun in ...
Celtic Kings, a PC strategy game based on the conflict between Caesar and Vercingetorix is due to be released this month by publisher Strategy First...
Found a very interesting comment about dental care by Catull: In poem 37 and 39 the poet mentions a "hispanic method" to get ones teeth cleaned (obviously...
... minute into 60 seconds. The division into 60 stems from the ancient Babylonians, who attributed mystical significance to this number. Why the day was...
... Often I will be reading something that will mention an inuendo but not explain it. I know Caesar was quite careful with his rhetoric in the Senate but...
Welcome to Imperial Rome I hope you will enjoy our group. We are very informal lot who will discuss anything about Rome. Do join with any of the existing...
Oh its very subjective. Nobody with an ounce of survival instinct is going to suggest to a Glaswegian from the Gorbols (The Glasgow Subura) that his kilt is...
Yes, that's right. I'm trying to remember the details of a show that was on PBS not too long ago, actually a companion to a book, called "Blood." Most of what...
Just to say a quick but sincere Thank you to everyone who replied. Your comments were very information & useful - Thank you! :) Regards, Zara D. ... into 60...
I was struck by the detailed description of the wounds made in the Iliad, and wondered if this did not also serve as text to introduce certain wounds to...
In a message dated 8/1/2002 12:07:10 PM Eastern Daylight Time, teelis@... ... If neccessity is truly the mother of invention, then they must of invented ...
No, the Romans didn't seem to practice mummification, as the ancient Egyptians' religious traditions did, but much of what they 'learned' about anatomy was...
Somewhere at the back of my mind is something about using mint to clear the mouth but whether this was just chewing mint leaves or not I cannot say. Anyway it...
Certainly Egyptian buria practices would have greatly added to knowledge of anatomy for the same sort of reason military surgeons had a lot of knowledge of how...
A few years ago I visited an exhibition about the Louvre about the "Fayum Portraits", these very intimate individual portraits of men and women from Lower...
... I happened to see these "Fayum Portraits" also, Khaki! These big-eyes, (as like in later-Eastern-Roman mosaics), did make a great impression on me... ...
Yes, the coffins were usually made of a type of what we would now call 'paper machie' [sp]. They had no 'tomb complexes, [although some have been found in ...
