Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire.

Intro -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction -- 1 The Identity of Physicians during the High Roman Empire -- The Establishment of Medicine as a Profession in Rome -- The Nature of the Medical Market Place during the High Roman Empire -- The Case of Psasnis -- Conclusion -- 2 Patients' Understanding of Health and Illness -- Patients and Their Healers -- Physicians and Temple Medicine -- Aelius Aristides -- Conclusion -- 3 The Domus and Reproduction -- Childbirth -- Physicians and Midwives -- Mothers' Experiences -- Conclusion -- 4 Health Care in the Roman Army -- Theoretical Background -- The Establishment of the Roman Imperial Medical Corps -- The Responsibilities of the Army Physician and of the Medical Corps -- Military Physicians and Local Populations -- Conclusion -- 5 Medical Tourism during the High Roman Empire -- Temples -- Water -- Cities -- Conclusion -- Conclusion -- Notes -- Bibliography -- Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- Q -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- X -- Z.

Drawing on a diverse range of sources--including patient testimonies; the writings of physicians, historians, and poets; and official publications of the Roman state--Patients and Healers in the High Roman Empire is a groundbreaking history of the culture of classical medicine.

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