CLST 271: Greek and Roman Medicine: Overview

Searching by title will take you to chapters and segments of texts. Go to the volume itself to see introductory material, bibliography, and other useful critical material. To do that you'll want to click on the green volume link in the upper right hand corner, which looks like this: LCL 516

These databases will also uncover book chapters along with articles in journals

Rebecca Stuhr is the librarian specialists for Classical Studies. 
You can arrange  individual appointments or ask questions by email by contacting Rebecca at stuhrreb @ upenn.edu or click the button just below to find a time that works for you:

Schedule Appointment

Rebecca also has office hours  in the Classics Lounge, Cohen Hall 2nd floor:  Mondays 1-2 and Thursdays 12:30-1:30. Feel free to drop in any time.

Terms:

Hippocrates; Galen; Soranus; "ancient medicine"; "early greek medicine"; physiology; physicians; pharmacology; herbal; diseases; organs; anatomy; history; "therapeutic method"; women; children; birth; death; gynecology; Gynaecia; pharmacy; botany

Library of Congress Subject headings:

Diet -- history; Philosophy, Medical -- history.; Hippocrates. De diaeta; Medicine--philolosphy; Medicine, Greek and Roman; Medicine, Islamic; Medicine, Arab; Medicine, Persian; Medicine in the Qur'an; History of medicine; obstetrics; Fractures; Epidemics; Prognosis; Medicine, ancient [this phrase goes beyond Greek and Roman to include other countries and cultures]; Traditional medicine; Medical archaeology; 

• Try using "keyword expert" which allows a statement such as (galen or hippocrates) AND (child* OR mother*)
• or us "subject heading keyword" which allows you to search any term within an established subject heading. Looking for a text that is specifically in print or online? Under Access in the left hand column click on "Online" or "At the library"
• * after a word truncates that word : thera* (could be therapy or therapeutic)
• " " around words = a phrase: "history of medicine"

From an Exhibition at the University of Virginia