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dc.contributor.authorDougherty, Gwendolyn E.
dc.date.accessioned2021-09-07T19:18:03Z
dc.date.available2021-09-07T19:18:03Z
dc.date.issued2018-06-01
dc.identifier.urihttp://hdl.handle.net/20.500.12648/2660
dc.description.abstractAt its peak, Roman Empire controlled over two million square miles of territory. To conquer and control that much land, Rome produced a highly skilled army. Casualties and deaths were to be expected, but ancient medical sources about caring for the wounded in the Roman army point to treatments considered advanced for the time period. Galen of Pergamum was an important contributor to this field. The use of food products and natural resources helped combat infections, healing the wounded soldiers and returning them to their military units. This paper identifies and analyzes what those specific products for wound care were and how they worked as effective medical treatments.
dc.subjectRoman Empire
dc.subjectInfection
dc.subjectMedicine
dc.subjectClostridium Perfringens
dc.subjectGalen
dc.titleAvoiding Death Like the Plague: Wound Care in the Roman Army
dc.typearticle
refterms.dateFOA2021-09-07T19:18:03Z
dc.description.institutionSUNY Brockport
dc.source.peerreviewedTRUE
dc.source.statuspublished
dc.description.publicationtitle#History: A Journal of Student Research
dc.contributor.organizationNazareth College of Rochester
dc.languate.isoen_US


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