Roman Medicine

GPTKB entity

Statements (59)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf historical medical system
gptkbp:diseaseConcept gptkb:miasma_theory
gptkb:humoral_theory
gptkbp:education gptkb:school
private tutors
study in Alexandria
gptkbp:facilityId gptkb:military
public baths
valetudinarium
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Roman Medicine
gptkbp:influenced Islamic medicine
Byzantine medicine
Medieval European medicine
gptkbp:influencedBy Etruscan Medicine
Greek Medicine
gptkbp:legalStatus physicians exempt from certain taxes
regulated by Roman law
gptkbp:mainDeity gptkb:Salus
gptkb:Apollo
gptkb:Aesculapius
gptkb:Hygieia
gptkbp:medicalRole midwife
iatros
medicus
pharmacopolae
gptkbp:notableEvent gptkb:Antonine_Plague
gptkb:Plague_of_Cyprian
gptkbp:notableFor gptkb:Celsus
gptkb:Dioscorides
gptkb:Asclepiades_of_Bithynia
Galen
Soranus
gptkbp:period 753 BC – 476 AD
gptkbp:philosophy balance of humors
importance of hygiene
prevention over cure
gptkbp:practicedIn gptkb:Ancient_Rome
gptkbp:publicHealthAgency public baths
aqueducts
latrines
sewers
gptkbp:supportsLanguage gptkb:Greek
gptkb:Latin
gptkbp:surgicalInstrument catheter
forceps
scalpel
speculum
bone saw
gptkbp:text gptkb:De_Materia_Medica
gptkb:De_Medicina
De Re Medica
gptkbp:treatment public baths
surgery
herbal remedies
bloodletting
diet and exercise
magic and superstition
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:John_Scarborough
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6