World History
Ancient Medicine: From Homer to Vesalius. This site is an online exhibition prepared in conjunction with the Colloquium "Antiqua Medicina: Aspects in Ancient Medicine." The colloqium was held on February 27, 1997 in University of Virginia's McLeod Hall.
Almost ten years later, the library at the University of Virginia has kept this exhibit online. I am glad they did although I admit I was a bit unnerved by the pictures of surgical instruments found at Surgical Instruments from Ancient Rome. (The Vaginal Speculum looks downright frightening!)
There are several sections devoted to women. Ancient Gynecology covers birth control and the Caesarean Section. The Caesarean had nothing to do with Julius Caesar and it was rarely performed as the mother would die. Women In Medicine examines the limited role of women in ancient medicine and focuses on midwifery.
There are several biographies as well including Hippocrates, Galen, and Vesalius the Humanist. This is a well done site and it gives a good overview to ancient health care. It is very apparent that ancient healers knew a great deal about the human body and that some of their medicines and surgical procedures were effective.
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World History
Ancient Medicine: From Homer to Vesalius
Ancient Medicine: From Homer to Vesalius. This site is an online exhibition prepared in conjunction with the Colloquium "Antiqua Medicina: Aspects in Ancient Medicine." The colloqium was held on February 27, 1997 in University of Virginia's McLeod Hall.Almost ten years later, the library at the University of Virginia has kept this exhibit online. I am glad they did although I admit I was a bit unnerved by the pictures of surgical instruments found at Surgical Instruments from Ancient Rome. (The Vaginal Speculum looks downright frightening!)
There are several sections devoted to women. Ancient Gynecology covers birth control and the Caesarean Section. The Caesarean had nothing to do with Julius Caesar and it was rarely performed as the mother would die. Women In Medicine examines the limited role of women in ancient medicine and focuses on midwifery.
There are several biographies as well including Hippocrates, Galen, and Vesalius the Humanist. This is a well done site and it gives a good overview to ancient health care. It is very apparent that ancient healers knew a great deal about the human body and that some of their medicines and surgical procedures were effective.
- Mrdonn.org
Looking for lots of free K-12 history lessons plans? MrDonn.org is the place as it has hundreds of history and social studies related lesson plans. Also included is lesson plans relating to mythology and free PowerPoint presentations ready to be adapted...
- The Real Story Of The Ancient Olympic Games
The Real Story of the Ancient Olympic Games. The Winter Olympics will begin on February 10th in Torino, Italy. The official site in English is at Torino 2006. Although the ancient Greeks did not compete in ice hockey, skiing, luge, or any of the other...
- Ancient World Battles
Ancient World Battles - This site has short accounts of ancient Greek and Roman battles, starting with Marathon in 490BC. This site has not been updated in some time (since 2001) and it is biased towards Greek and Roman battles, but it is still a nice...
- Victorian Medicine
Victorian Medicine - A comprehensive study by Henry Hattemer of professional and traditional medicinal practices, practitioners, scientific theory, and health trends in England between the years 1830 and 1910. I realize medical science made a huge jump...
- The Amazing Ancient World Of Western Civilization
THE AMAZING ANCIENT WORLD OF WESTERN CIVILIZATION Historian attempts to weave various ancient civilizations together in one narrative. Includes access to web rings and bibliographies. From the site: What is the Ancient World? Greece, Rome, Egypt,...