Ancient Medicine

The third edition of Ancient Medicine, written by the foremost expert on the subject, has been updated to incorporate the many new discoveries made in the field over the past decade. It includes discussions of new or forgotten works by Galen and his contemporaries, as well as new archaeological material. RNA analysis has expanded our understanding of disease in the ancient world, and the book explores the consequences of this for sufferers. Subtitles and a chronology will make for easier student consultation, and the bibliography is revised and updated. It will remain the definitive textbook on the subject for students of medicine in the classical world, and the history of medicine and science more broadly.

Format: Paperback / softback
Length: 420 pages
Publication date: 14 December 2023
Publisher: Taylor & Francis Ltd

This revised volume includes discussions of several new or forgotten works by Galen and his contemporaries, as well as of new archaeological material. RNA analysis has expanded our understanding of disease in the ancient world; the book explores the consequences of this for sufferers, for example in creating disability. Nutton also expands upon the treatment of pre-Galenic medicine in Greece and Rome. In addition, subtitles and a chronology will make for easier student consultation, and the bibliography is substantially revised and updated, providing avenues for future student research.

This third edition of Ancient Medicine will remain the definitive textbook on the subject for students of medicine in the classical world, and the history of medicine and science more broadly, with much to interest scholars in the field as well.

The book is written by the foremost expert on the subject, and it has been updated to incorporate the many new discoveries made in the field over the past decade.

The revised volume includes discussions of several new or forgotten works by Galen and his contemporaries, as well as of new archaeological material. RNA analysis has expanded our understanding of disease in the ancient world; the book explores the consequences of this for sufferers, for example in creating disability. Nutton also expands upon the treatment of pre-Galenic medicine in Greece and Rome.

In addition, subtitles and a chronology will make for easier student consultation, and the bibliography is substantially revised and updated, providing avenues for future student research.

This third edition of Ancient Medicine will remain the definitive textbook on the subject for students of medicine in the classical world, and the history of medicine and science more broadly, with much to interest scholars in the field as well.

Weight: 800g
Dimension: 246 x 174 (mm)
ISBN-13: 9781032282824
Edition number: 3 ed