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| TARRAGONA IN ROMAN TIMES |
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18.- Medicine in the Roman Age. |
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 To appreciate the role of Roman medicine as forerunner.
To recognize present day’s drugs’ origin in the Roman world.
To discover the advances of Roman surgery in the retrieved archaeological rests and texts.
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| Curricular area: |
Social sciences. Natural Sciences. Classical Culture.
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| Place: |
CdA. |
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| Level: |
From 11 to 17 years old students. |
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| Time: |
School year. |
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| Activity: |
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| Type: |
Work “in situ”. |
| Description: |
This activity starts by sharing information about students’ illesses, traumatisms and operations: colds, falls .. to see that illnesses have not changed much. We work on several aspects to connect present day medicine to the Roman one: population, hygiene and health. The terms and Insulae.. Gods: anatomists, of heath, doctors and illnesses. Scientific medicine: plants, animals and minerals, recipes, illnesses. Surgical instruments and surgery in general. Archaeological findings referred to Medicine and their conclusions.
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| Material: |
Didactic guide for teacher and a students’ workbook. Medicines from plants, animals and minerals. Sculptures showing chicken pox . Surgical instruments of the Roman Age: scalpels, needles, spatulas, spoons, thongs, tweezers etc. |
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Half a day. |
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By bus. |
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| Observations: |
The class is divided into five groups to shift to work on many aspects. A visit to the MNAT is proposed as a following up work for a direct observation of surgical instruments. |
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