Ancient Rome Flashcards
which 3 amazing public health inventions did the romans invent?
public baths, aqueducts, and sewers
what helped them understand a bit more about the body?
gladiators wounds
what was banned in roman times?
dissection
what did galen discover about the nervous system?
that it takes messages to the muscles from the brain
what were 2 things galen was mistaken about?
shape of the human liver, and thought blood was created in the liver
what three factors led the romans to create a public health system?
suspicion of greek doctors, realisation that army needed clean conditions and their engineering abilities
How many aqueducts did rome have, and how many gallons of water did it bring in to rome every day?
9 aqueducts, 222 gallons of water a day
how many public baths did rome have?
9
how many sewers did rome have?
7
who was pliny?
roman writer and naturalist
what did romans think was the main cause of disease?
bad air and tiny creatures
