Medicine and the Making of Roman Women Disabilities A student chooses from among

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The new edition of this influential and bestselling book is concerned with how people come together to achieve a productive purpose

Author(s): Diane Zak

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Medicine and the Making of Roman Women Disabilities A student chooses from amongIn this book Dr Flemming includes new translations of some of the works of medical practitioners from Celsus, writing during the reign of Tiberius, to Galen, whose career ended under the Severans, and puts their ideas about women's bodies in their social and philosophical contexts. Relations between women and medicine are now a major area of historical enquiry, but the Roman imperial era, despite the plentiful material it offers and the critical role