9780806121673-080612167X-Doctors and Diseases in the Roman Empire

Doctors and Diseases in the Roman Empire

ISBN-13: 9780806121673
ISBN-10: 080612167X
Edition: First Edition
Author: Ralph Jackson
Publication date: 1988
Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr
Format: Hardcover 207 pages
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ISBN-13: 9780806121673
ISBN-10: 080612167X
Edition: First Edition
Author: Ralph Jackson
Publication date: 1988
Publisher: Univ of Oklahoma Pr
Format: Hardcover 207 pages

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Doctors and Diseases in the Roman Empire (ISBN-13: 9780806121673 and ISBN-10: 080612167X), written by authors Ralph Jackson, was published by Univ of Oklahoma Pr in 1988. With an overall rating of 4.3 stars, it's a notable title among other books. You can easily purchase or rent Doctors and Diseases in the Roman Empire (Hardcover) from BooksRun, along with many other new and used books and textbooks. And, if you're looking to sell your copy, our current buyback offer is $0.3.

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Topics include the effects of disease and medicine on people at different levels of Roman society, the role of the physician in the Roman army, contraception, drugs, surgery, and magic. Jackson (curator, Department of Pre-historic and Romano-British antiquities, British Museum) adds evidence from excavations, sculptures, reliefs, vases, and wall-paintings to the testimony of ancient medical authors. Fascinating and chilling. Annotation copyright Book News, Inc. Portland, Or.

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