Ancient Greece Flashcards
1
Q
What were the treatments for illness during the Ancient Greek Empire?
A
- Purge whichever humour was in excess
- Exercise
- Worshipping gods
- Natural remedies
2
Q
Why would citizens visit the Asclepion priest?
A
The priest would offer them a bed in the temple for the night and, during the night, snakes (thought to be Asclepios) would lick the eyelids of the patient. They believed this would cure them.
3
Q
Who was Asclepios?
A
The god of healing.
