Who was Hippocrates and what is he promising to do?

Who was Hippocrates and what is he promising to do?

Hippocrates (c. 460 – c. 370 BC) was a Greek doctor who is called the “father of medicine”. He was the first person to teach that people got sick for scientific reasons….Hippocrates.

Hippocrates of Kos
Died	c. 370 BC Larissa, Ancient Greece
Occupation	Physician
Era	Classical Greece
Title	The Father of Western Medicine

What plague did Pericles die from?

The cause of the plague of Athens in 430BC, which devastated the city and killed up to one-third of the population, including its leader, Pericles, was typhoid fever, scientists believe.

How many died in the Antonine Plague?

The total death count has been estimated at 5–10 million, and the disease killed as much as one third of the population in some areas and devastated the Roman army.

What disease killed the Roman Empire?

Smallpox devastated much of Roman society. The plague so ravaged the empire’s professional armies that offensives were called off.

What was the average lifespan of a Roman?

Mortality. When the high infant mortality rate is factored in (life expectancy at birth) inhabitants of the Roman Empire had a life expectancy at birth of about 22–33 years. When infant mortality is factored out [I.E.

Did ancient Rome have STDs?

Sexually transmitted diseases (STDs), previously known as venereal diseases (VD), were present among the populations of antiquity as well as during the Middle Ages. The writings of the Greek and Roman physicians and of their satiric poets (Martial, Juvenal, Ovid) described diverse genital diseases.

Did Rome have STDs?

Yes—it was a major killer with no cure. It was probably why the Church could maintain an anti-sex stance. On the whole STDs take a lot of time to kill you and in ancient times your life expectancy wasnt that high. STD’s tend to take off in the cities so for an urban Capital like Rome it would have been very common.