As the Egyptian civilization faded, the Greek one emerged around 700 BC. The Greek civilization prevailed until "the end of antiquity" around 600 AD. The Greeks were great philosophers and their ...

The physicians of ancient Greece described different cancer types, including the hidden and obvious ones, the acquired and ...

While using ancient Greek medicine as a source of remedies is problematic, drawing on it to understand the doctor/patient relationship is more straightforward. We still say, “Trust me, I’m a doctor”.

Ancient medicine has evolved over time, some practices were bizarre, whereas some we use even now, from the concept of informed consent to several medicinal ingredients. Decades and centuries of ...

For thousands of years, the pomegranate has been an important food and medicine not only in Greece, but also in many other ...

CHIOS, Greece — Over my 54 years, I’ve pinned my hopes on my parents, my teachers, my romantic partners, God. It’s called mastic, it grows in particular abundance on the Greek island of Chios and its ...

Researchers studying prehistoric poop on the Greek island of Kea have finally identified the parasitic worms that Hippocrates, the ancient Greek physician widely considered the father of modern ...

In her research, “Fruit for the God(-desses): Re-evaluating Vegetal Representations in Sacrifice and Offerings in Greek Sanctuaries (8th-1st Centuries BCE),” Andrea Samz-Pustol examines the role ...