Hippocratic oath...

This was an oath that stated how

should act. Doctors were supposed to swear, by a number of

gods, to uphold specific ethical standards. Such as...

*I will respect the

of my patients

*I will not be

to say “I know not”

*I will prevent

whenever I can

If a doctor broke the Hippocratic oath they could lose the right to practise

The oath is still used today however some had been changed in the

era due to different beliefs, such as women's abortion.

Hippocrates's discoveries...

Hippocrates was the first person to believe that

were caused naturally, not because of superstition and

Hippocrates and his followers were the first to

many diseases and

conditions. Hippocrates was the founder of the Hippocratic School of Medicine. His beliefs were

at that school.

Four Humours...

Hippocrates believed that the human body is filled with four basic substances called

The humours are in

when a person is

All diseases or disabilities were caused by an excess or

of one of these humours. The imbalance was thought to be caused by

The four humours are

bile

bile

phlegm and

In order to balance the humours they did

or applied

Salus was the

Goddess of safety and well-being of both the

and the

Salus is often shown with a

the snake represented

Her cult was considered of great

during the Roman period. She had her very own ceremony called

The ceremony was believed to help

the Roman state.

Asclepius was the

God of

He represented the healing aspect of the medical arts. The rod of Asclepius, a snake-entwined staff, was and remains, a

of medicine.

The

of Asclepius grew very popular and pilgrims flocked to his healing temples to be

of their illnesses.

The Romans believed that

was caused by

reasons e.g. Gods or curses. They believed that going near bad

would give you illnesses. They also believed that disease was caused by an

of a persons

They did know that

affected your health however they didn't know

The Romans introduced a safer and

by installing aqueducts, sewers, straight roads and established the government. The Romans focused heavily on public

as they wanted a strong and healthy

The improvements persuaded the British people not to

They seated

people; the Romans did not have toilets in their

The toilets were flushed by the water from the public

which then carried the waste to the

These provided

water for drinking and washing. There was a risk of

poisoning as the water was carried in lead

Rich people did not use the fountains; they had the pipes lead directly to their

They carried the

They carried the waste away from the cities and emptied into the

which were used to wash clothes, drink and bathe in. If there was not enough

in the sewers from the

the waste would build up spreading

These carried fresh water into the towns from nearby

The water was then stored in

before being piped into public fountain, baths, latrines and private houses.

Most illnesses were treated at home, usually by the

of the family, using

passed down through the

Those rich enough could get access to a trained

who would also treat them at home.

There were some hospitals built by the Romans, most were mainly for the

The hospitals were well

and provided excellent

for surgeons, especially in treating

Many people visited

to make offerings to the Gods or to seek advice from the priests. People also visited public

as it was believed that the water had

properties. The Roman Goddess of health was called

and the Greek God of health was called

The Romans took over the

temples, icluding those made to

(the Greek God of healing). This then molded the Romans ideas towards human

and the cause of

The Romans worshiped the Greek God's

The Romans used Greek doctors; Galen and

These Greek doctors then shared there ideas and knowledge to the Roman

doctors

The Romans even took Greek doctors as

When the Romans took over the libraries and universities of the Greeks they had access to

made by the Greek

The Romans then

there knowledge and learned from the documents.