Roman Medicine

Roman Medicine

Background Information:

• 27BC - 467AD
• Massive empire
• Two sections - Galen and Public Health System

Galen:

• Roman doctor

Progress:

• Proved that the brain not the heart controls the body
• Found out that arteries and veins transport blood around body
• Knows the human dissection is key
• Gained practical experience in Alexandria, Egypt - tried to explain how organs work
• Wrote over 60 books
• Books used for 1500 years
• Theory of the opposite - that opposite humours would need to balance up to create a well person
• Emphasised Hippocrates ideas
• Ideas fitted with…