Man and wound in the ancient world : a history of military medicine from Sumer to the fall of Constantinople / Richard A. Gabriel.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Gabriel, Richard A.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Medicine, Military--History.

Medicine, Military.

Medicine, Ancient.

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 267 pages ; 23 cm

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

Washington, D.C. : Potomac Books, [2012]

Summary:

Examines the fascinating role of medicine in ancient military cultures; Shows how the ancients understood the body, patched up their warriors, and sent them back into battle; Reveals medical secrets lost during the Dark Ages; Explores how ancient civilizations' technologies have influenced modern medical practices

Contents:

War, wounds, and disease in the ancient world

The origins of military medicine

Ancient Sumer (4000 to 2000 B.C.)

Egypt (3500 to 350 B.C.)

Assyria (911 to 612 B.C.)

Israel and Persia (1300 to 100 B.C.)

India 400 to 100 B.C.)

Greece (500 to 147 B.C.)

Rome (753 B.C. to A.D. 478)

Barbarians and Byzantines (478 to 1453 A.D.)

Islam and the Middle Ages (600 to 1453 A.D.)

Military medicine in the ancient world.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-254) and index.

ISBN:

9781597978484

1597978485

9781597978481

9781597978491

1597978493

OCLC:

764754391