Man and Wound in the Ancient World: A History of Military Medicine from Sumer to the Fall of Constantinople (Potomac Books) (Hardback)
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all these other countries) Usually dispatched within 48 hours | |Short Description for Man and Wound in the Ancient World Wounds and disease were as devastating on the battlefields of the ancient world as they are today. This title explores the long-hidden world of ancient military medicine to reveal its surprisingly sophisticated body of knowledge, practice, and technique.
Full description- Publisher: Potomac Books Inc
- Published: 01 January 2012
- Format: Hardback 264 pages
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- Categories: History Of Medicine | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Military History
- ISBN 13: 9781597978484 ISBN 10: 1597978485
- Sales rank: 376,765
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Full description for Man and Wound in the Ancient World
Wounds and disease were as devastating on the battlefields of the ancient world as they are today. In an age of bloody combat, how did physicians and medics cope with arrow injuries, spear and sword gashes, dysentery, and infection without the benefits of anesthesia or modern medical technology? In this fascinating volume, Richard A. Gabriel explores the long-hidden world of ancient military medicine to reveal its surprisingly sophisticated body of knowledge, practice, and technique. Ranging broadly from the deserts of Egypt and North Africa, across the plains of India and Persia, to the mountains of Europe and Asia, this book examines medical history from the Bronze Age through the Middle Ages. Comprehensive, thoughtful, graphic, and always accessible, this book will be welcomed by historians and students alike.
