HPS318H1 Lecture 3: Lecture Three.docx
28 Oct 2014
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Medicine in alexandria and rome: the hellenistic period. After the death of alexander the great and before the emergence of roman period. Decadence and degeneration in comparison to the greek classical era. Spread of greek culture towards western world to non-greek"s. That"s what the word hellenistic actually translated too (spread of greek culture to non-greeks) Turkey, and other areas: the hippocratic method was standard. Later physicians characterized this time as the growth of schools or sects. In order to gain legitimacy in the medical marketplace, doctors realized that alluding to. Why did human anatomy developed in alexandria: no one theory, student answers. : support of intellectual pursuits and encouraged learning. : they were already engaged in animal dissection so this was the natural next step: dissection because of close proximity of greeks to egyptian burial practices of mummifying: the egyptians showed no reluctance to opening the body. The greeks were fascinated and disgusted by it.
