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3253
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...
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Aug 1, 2002
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3254
... Thank you for this poem, Mr. Gaius! Jach....
jachthondus
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3255
... To quote my Russian teacher: "They read London and pronounce it Manchester" Cornificia...
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3256
The "street version" you mentioned can be experienced in the "Cena Trimalchonis" by Petron. Cornificia...
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Aug 1, 2002
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... A logical argument, but please, keep in mind that Scottish do not wear trousers under their kilts either - as far as I am informed. Cornificia...
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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...
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Aug 1, 2002
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3259
If my exercise books weren't absolutely mistaken though is an abbreviation of although. Cornificia...
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3260
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 ...
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3261
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,...
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Many of the medical personel in Rome were Greek----- ... ===== isis@... Website: http://www.isis@.../isis [out of commission, temp.] ...
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Aug 1, 2002
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'Inner anatomy' had been known for centuries before Rome. This was precipitated by the use of the ancient Egyptian mummification traditions, begun in ...
Jane Richards
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Aug 1, 2002
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3264
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...
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Aug 1, 2002
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3265
Galen's writing were used to train doctors until the 16th or 17th century, if I remember right. Arnamentia Aurelia ... ...
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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...
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3267
... minute into 60 seconds. The division into 60 stems from the ancient Babylonians, who attributed mystical significance to this number. Why the day was...
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Aug 1, 2002
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... 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...
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Aug 1, 2002
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... poem 37 ... cleaned ... Ancient- ... dated ... and ... tombs ... Antiquity", ... ivory ... dentists". ... ofcourse! ... Thanks, Cornificia, I didn't know...
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3270
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...
gauiscaecilius
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Aug 1, 2002
6:56 pm
3271
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...
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Aug 1, 2002
7:02 pm
3272
Probably even later I suspect. It was only in the nineteenth century that medicine advanced much beyond the ancient world....
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Aug 1, 2002
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3273
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...
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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...
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3275
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...
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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 ...
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Aug 2, 2002
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3277
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...
Jane Richards
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Aug 2, 2002
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3278
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...
gauiscaecilius
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Aug 2, 2002
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3279
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...
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Aug 2, 2002
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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...
khakiberetman
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Aug 2, 2002
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... 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... ...
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Aug 2, 2002
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3282
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 ...
Jane Richards
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