Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine

"Outlines of Greek and Roman Medicine" by Sir James Sands Elliott is an exploration into the world of ancient healing, highlighting the practices and ideas that shaped how people understood health in Greece and Rome. The author, motivated by a journey through southeastern Europe, seeks to fill what he sees as a gap in modern medical knowledge by recounting the story of medicine's development in these influential societies. He plans to walk the reader through key moments and figures, showing how medicine was connected to culture, philosophy, and religion. This book stresses the importance of understanding medical history for today's doctors, suggesting that remembering the past can help avoid errors in the future.