Byzantine medicine
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Byzantine medicine was the medical tradition of the Eastern Roman (Byzantine) Empire, blending classical Greco-Roman knowledge with Christian theology and influences from Persian and Arabic medical practices.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Byzantine medicine canonical | 1 |
Statements (71)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
historical medical system
ⓘ
medical tradition ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Christian charity
ⓘ
imperial patronage of hospitals ⓘ monastic medicine ⓘ |
| basedOn |
Galenic medicine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Greco-Roman medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ Hippocratic medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| contributedTo |
Byzantine public health measures
ⓘ
development of hospital organization ⓘ preservation of classical medical texts ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Byzantine Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| developedIn |
Alexandria
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Constantinople NERFINISHED ⓘ other major Byzantine urban centers ⓘ |
| feature |
charitable medical care
ⓘ
emphasis on prognosis ⓘ integration of secular and religious healing ⓘ medical education in hospitals ⓘ regulation of physicians by the state ⓘ state-supported hospitals ⓘ use of case histories ⓘ use of complex compound drugs ⓘ |
| follows | humoral theory ⓘ |
| hasInstitution |
hospital attached to monastery
ⓘ
imperial hospital in Constantinople ⓘ leprosarium ⓘ nosokomeion ⓘ orphanotropheion ⓘ xenon ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
Arabic medicine
ⓘ
Christian theology NERFINISHED ⓘ Persian medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ late antique medical compendia ⓘ |
| language |
Greek
ⓘ
occasionally Latin ⓘ |
| majorFigure |
Alexander of Tralles
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Aëtius of Amida NERFINISHED ⓘ John Zacharias Aktouarios NERFINISHED ⓘ Nicholas Myrepsos NERFINISHED ⓘ Oribasius NERFINISHED ⓘ Paul of Aegina NERFINISHED ⓘ Symeon Seth NERFINISHED ⓘ Theophanes Nonnus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Byzantine culture NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| period |
4th century
ⓘ
to 15th century ⓘ |
| producedWork |
commentaries on Galen
ⓘ
commentaries on Hippocrates ⓘ medical encyclopedias ⓘ pharmacological compendia ⓘ surgical manuals ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Islamic Golden Age medicine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman medicine NERFINISHED ⓘ medieval European medicine ⓘ |
| transmittedTo |
Islamic medicine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Latin medieval medicine ⓘ |
| use |
diagnosis of disease
ⓘ
prevention of disease ⓘ treatment of disease ⓘ |
| uses |
animal-derived remedies
ⓘ
bloodletting ⓘ cauterization ⓘ dietetic therapy ⓘ herbal remedies ⓘ incantations and prayers ⓘ mineral remedies ⓘ pharmacology ⓘ religious healing practices ⓘ saint veneration for healing ⓘ surgery ⓘ |
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