Medicine and the law under the Roman empire /

What happens when we juxtapose medicine and law in the ancient Roman world? This book shows how both fields were crafted to fulfil peculiarly ancient needs and desires, becoming forms of public entertainment and allowing practitioners to display their education in rhetoric.

Gespeichert in:
Hauptverfasser:
Bubb, Claire, Peachin, Michael
Weitere Verfasser:
Bubb, Claire (HerausgeberIn), Peachin, Michael (HerausgeberIn)
Format:
Elektronisch E-Book
Sprache:
Englisch
Veröffentlicht:
Oxford : Oxford University Press, 2023.
Zusammenfassung:
What happens when we juxtapose medicine and law in the ancient Roman world? This book shows how both fields were crafted to fulfil peculiarly ancient needs and desires, becoming forms of public entertainment and allowing practitioners to display their education in rhetoric.
Umfang:
1 online resource (364 pages)
Anmerkungen:
Also issued in print: 2023.
Zielpublikum:
Specialized.
Bibliografie:
Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:
0-19-265379-2
0-19-192489-X
0-19-265378-4
Schlagworte:
Medical jurisprudence > Rome > History > To 1500.
Medical laws and legislation > Rome > History > To 1500.
Medicine, Greek and Roman.
Health and Wellbeing.
Clinical & internal medicine.
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