What did the Romans do for us? Watch the clip and note down anything they did which would have helped either health or medicine.

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What did the What did the Romans do for Romans do for

medicine?medicine?

To be able to compare Greek and To be able to compare Greek and Roman medicineRoman medicine

To reach a judgement on whether To reach a judgement on whether the Romans made a greater the Romans made a greater

contribution to medicine than the contribution to medicine than the GreeksGreeks

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Roman medicine – all Roman medicine – all change?change?

Imagine you are an ancient Greek Imagine you are an ancient Greek wandering through the streets of this wandering through the streets of this Roman town (p.12-13). Which ideas would Roman town (p.12-13). Which ideas would have been familiar to you and which have been familiar to you and which would have been new? Write the down in would have been new? Write the down in a table similar to the one below.a table similar to the one below.Old ideas from the Old ideas from the Greeks or beforeGreeks or before

New ideasNew ideas

Your taskYour task Study Sources 1-4 on p.34-5 and add any Study Sources 1-4 on p.34-5 and add any

additional evidence you find to your tableadditional evidence you find to your table Categorise the new ideas into: causes of disease Categorise the new ideas into: causes of disease

& infection; public health; surgery and anatomy.& infection; public health; surgery and anatomy. Which category has the most evidence?Which category has the most evidence? Extension: Can you think of any reasons why Extension: Can you think of any reasons why

this category might be so important to the this category might be so important to the RomansRomans

Old ideas from the Old ideas from the Greeks or beforeGreeks or before

New ideasNew ideas

PlenaryPlenary

Give 3 examples of medical practices Give 3 examples of medical practices that the Romans ‘stole’ from the that the Romans ‘stole’ from the GreeksGreeks

Give 3 examples of new practices Give 3 examples of new practices that the Romans inventedthat the Romans invented

On balance did the Romans make a On balance did the Romans make a greater contribution to the history of greater contribution to the history of medicine than the Greeks?medicine than the Greeks?

ExtensionExtension

Explore the weblinks on the History Explore the weblinks on the History learning site and produce a fact sheet learning site and produce a fact sheet on Roman medicine. Include the on Roman medicine. Include the following:following:

GalenGalen Public healthPublic health SurgerySurgery Other improvements in Roman Other improvements in Roman

medicinemedicine

Homework Imagine you are a Greek doctor travelling to

Roman Londinium in AD 200. Write a postcard home to you Mum describing your journey. Include the following:

References to similarities in medicines & treatments

References to differences Descriptions of public health facilities You may wish to source suitable images for

your postcard