"Fight, Fight, Fight!" They all scream. Wars here, wars there, wars everywhere! Where there were wars, you know there were injuries. Do you know what time period we are in? If you said the Romans, then bingo! The ROMAN PERIOD was where surgery advanced faster than any other time period! They basically had to based on how much fighting they were doing. They learned the most essential ways of healing people in result and also learning more about the human anatomy. In 169 AD, an infamous Greek doctor named Galen discovered that the human body is much like an apes. Since dissecting humans was illegal in Roman-owned land at the time, Galen would go out into the jungle and find apes to dissect. With this data, this indirectly started the thought of evolution.
Despite the fact this was one of the bloodiest times in medical history, it was actually one of the cleanest. The Romans demanded that there were no sewages or dirty water to keep the citizens clean and healthy. Romans knew by this time that dirt causes illness, so they bathed frequently.
So there we have it folks. Romans gave us more knowledge about surgery tactics, that we are hairless apes, and we should stay clean to stay healthy. How ironic for a such a bloody time.
Sites that need to be cited;
Medicalnewstoday.com
Localhistories.org
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