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Aspects of Medicine on Ancient Greek and Roman Coins

by: Penn, R.G.

Price: 34,63 EURO

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Category: Numismatics
Code: 15339
ISBN-13: 9780713476705 / 978-0-7134-7670-5
ISBN-10: 0713476702 / 0-7134-7670-2
Publisher: B.T. Batsford Ltd.
Publication Date: 1994
Publication Place: London
Binding: Paper
Pages: 186
Book Condition: New
Comments: Aspects of ancient classical coins / vi, 186 p. : ill. ; 24 cm.

 Health, both public and private, was as much a concern in antiquity as it is today. Health, medicine and protection from all ills was made evident to the populace in the world of Greece and Rome, and that was through the coinage. This book looks at medicinal aspects of coinage.

Contents:
Graeco Roman medicine: a background
Aesculapius; the myth and the coins
The attributes of Aesculapius on coins
Aesculapius; the family
Various mythological associations
Medicinal plants on ancient coins
Disease and ancient coins
Roman emperors and their health
Roman family pride and medical associations
The water supply of Rome
Various medical associations
Medical terminology and ancient coins

Subjects:
15.51 Antiquity
Aesculapius
Asklepios
Coins, Greek History
Coins, Roman History
Geneeskunde
Greece
Greece, Ancient
Griechenland
History
History of Medicine
History, Ancient
Klassieke oudheid
Medicine
Medicine History
Medicine in numismatics
Medicine in numismatics Greece
Medicine in numismatics Rome
Medicine in the Arts
Medizin
Médecine Histoire
Médecine ancienne Histoire
Médecine en numismatique Grèce
Médecine en numismatique Rome
Monnaies grecques Histoire
Monnaies romaines Histoire
Munten
Münzbild
Roman Empire
Rome
Rome (Empire)
Römisches Reich
history of medicine

Series:
Aspects of ancient classical coins

vi, 186 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm

 

 
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Aspects of Medicine on Ancient Greek and Roman Coins

by: Penn, R.G.

  • ISBN-13: 9780713476705 / 978-0-7134-7670-5
  • ISBN-03: 0713476702 / 0-7134-7670-2
  • B.T. Batsford Ltd., London, 1994

Price: 34,63 EURO

1 copy in stock