Book of Donmon Teith

The history of healthcare in the classical world suffers from notable neglect in one crucial area. While scholars have intensively studied both the rationalisti

For almost half a century, Vivian Nutton has been a leading figure in the study of ancient (and less ancient) medicine. The field itself has been revolutionised

The third edition of this magisterial account of medicine in the Greek and Roman worlds, written by the foremost expert on the subject, has been updated to inco

What did pain and illness mean to early Christians? And how did their approaches to health care compare to those of the ancient Greco-Roman world? In this wide-

"The care of the brain in early Christianity is a history of the brain during late antiquity. Through close attention to ancient medical material and its transf