Death and Disease in the Ancient City (Hardcover, New)

This innovative volume draws upon recent research in archaeology, ancient history, and the history of medicine to evaluate a wide range of topics including:
* views of ancient disease causation
* public and private health measures
* how the natural and urban environment affected the well-being of the individual
* how the city was organised to protect the health and safety of the living
* how the living sought protection from the polluting influence of both the diseased and the dead.
Lucid and accessible, this work is the first to unite the study of death and disease in antiquity, providing valuable insights into how these factors shaped the ancient city. It will appeal not only to classical scholars and students, but to all those interested in the history of death and disease.

eBook available with sample pages: 020345295X

General

Imprint:	Routledge
Country of origin:	United Kingdom
Release date:	July 2000
First published:	2000
Editors:	Valerie M. Hope • Eireann Marshall
Dimensions:	229 x 152 x 15mm (L x W x T)
Format:	Hardcover
Pages:	206
Edition:	New
ISBN-13:	978-0-415-21427-8
Categories:	Books > Medicine > General issues > History of medicine Books > Humanities > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE Books > Humanities > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > History of specific subjects > Social & cultural history Books > History > World history > BCE to 500 CE
LSN:	0-415-21427-0
Barcode:	9780415214278

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