Doctors, Diseases and Deities: Epidemic Crises and Medicine in Ancient Rome by Sarah Yeomans

 

Channel: BiblicalArchaeology
Duration: 48:45
Description: In this lecture presented at The Explorers Club in New York, BAS Director of Educational Programs Sarah Yeomans examines a recently excavated, as-yet unpublished archaeological site that has substantially contributed to our understanding of what ancient Romans did to combat disease and injury, as well as archaeological evidence for how they responded to one of the most horrifying epidemics the ancient world had ever seen: The Antonine Plague of the 2nd century A.D.
Published: June 5, 2015 1:56 pm

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