Noticed that bad smells (Miasma), unclean water, sewage, swamps and dirt made people ill. They built public baths, toilets and sewers to remove waste. Ideas about public health spread around their empire.
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Who was Galen?
Galen was a Greek physician. Like Hippocrates, he believed that illness was caused by the imbalances of the four humours. Proved that animal's anatomy is different from humans. However Galen made mistakes because he only used animals
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What were the beliefs and treatments?
Romans were not as interested the Greeks in developing theories about the causes of disease.
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What was surgery like in Ancient Rome?
The most common surgical treatment was bleeding. There were amputations;trephining was used to relieve pain in the head.
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Who was Galen?
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Galen was a Greek physician. Like Hippocrates, he believed that illness was caused by the imbalances of the four humours. Proved that animal's anatomy is different from humans. However Galen made mistakes because he only used animals
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