Roman Domestic Medical Practice in Central Italy: From the Middle Republic to the Early Empire

by Jane Draycott

Book Overview

Roman Domestic Medical Practice in Central Italy examines the roles that the home, the garden and the members of the household (freeborn, freed and slave) played in the acquisition and maintenance of good physical and mental health and well-being. Focussing on the period from the middle Republic to the early Empire, it considers how comprehensive the ancient Roman general understanding of health actually was, and studies how knowledge regarding...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1032178329
• ISBN13: 9781032178325
• Release Date: September 2021
• Publisher: Routledge
• Length: 200 Pages
• Weight: 0.63 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.1" x 9.2"