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Medical Practices in Roman Spain: Report on a Pilot Study of the Archaeological Remains of Medical Tools

Baker, Patricia A (2010) Medical Practices in Roman Spain: Report on a Pilot Study of the Archaeological Remains of Medical Tools. . Stanford University Web-based discussion group. (The full text of this publication is not currently available from this repository. You may be able to access a copy if URLs are provided) (KAR id:26308)

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Abstract

In his Natural History, Pliny the Elder (25. 85) stated that the Cantabri, an indigenous group of people who lived in the Roman province of Hispania Tarraconensis, devised an elixir consisting of one-hundred herbs that they drank to maintain their health. Pliny’s story is one of a rare few comments in ancient literature that refers to localised traditions of medical practices in the Roman provinces. His statement was the initiating factor in undertaking a pilot study that asked how the native populations of the three provinces of Roman Spain responded to the introduction of Graeco-Roman medical philosophies and practices in contrast to their own healing traditions after the incorporation of Hispania into the empire (1st century BC). This paper gives a short overview of my preliminary findings and explains why it is necessary to consider provincial medical practices in historical examinations of Roman medicine from an archaeological perspective.

Item Type: Internet publication
Subjects: R Medicine > R Medicine (General)
D History General and Old World > DP Spain
Divisions: Divisions > Division of Arts and Humanities > School of Culture and Languages
Funders: British Academy (https://ror.org/0302b4677)
Depositing User: Patty Baker
Date Deposited: 03 Feb 2011 11:39 UTC
Last Modified: 12 Jul 2022 10:40 UTC
Resource URI: https://kar.kent.ac.uk/id/eprint/26308 (The current URI for this page, for reference purposes)

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