ἀνθρώποισι πᾶσι μέτεστι γινώσκειν ἑωυτοὺς καὶ σωφρονεῖν.
The “Iliad” and “Odyssey” of Homer are the foundation stones of classical Greek literature. Homer was read, memorized and quoted throughout the great age of ancient Greece, and was regarded as the poet who surpassed all others. The Iliad and the Odyssey comprise two of the most important works of classical Greek literature. Continue reading “Thoracic injuries in Homer’s Iliad”
This review emphasizes the role of Paul of Aegina in the history of surgery and his influence on the subsequent medicine and surgery of Islam, proving that he was not only a carrier of the knowledge discovered by his predecessors (Hippocrates, Galen, etc.), but also he expanded the horizons of surgery of his time, using his talent to perform very complicated surgery with favorite outcomes in a variety of diseases in many fields of medicine. Continue reading “Paul of Aegina; the first routine laminectomy in recorded History”
Many Byzantine doctors, who had been influenced by the authors of ancient Greece, have considered rheumatic diseases in their works. Continue reading “Τreatment of rheumatic diseases in the Eastern Roman (‘Byzantine’) Empire”
Since the days of the Roman Empire, there has been communication between China and the West through the silk route, as documented in the standard histories of China, such as the History of the Later Han Dynasty: Continue reading “Hippocratic Medicine in China”
End-of-life decisions remain a complicated problem in the relationships between physicians and the patient’s family, with social and legal consequences which today face all civilised societies. Continue reading “Abandonment of terminally ill patients in the Byzantine era; a tradition from pre-Christian times”
Exercises that aimed at maintaining and promoting health are found in the Byzantine literature under the terms physiotherapeutic and training gymnasiums. Continue reading “The therapeutic use of sport in the Eastern Roman Empire”
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