Stories
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The ancient doctors who refused payment
The NHS might only be 70 years old, but the idea of free healthcare goes back to Ancient Greece, when devout doctors provided their services without charge.
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Blood
Discover the history, mythology and taboos around blood and menopause, and hear from some contemporary voices about their experiences of periods and the onset of menopause.
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Theriac: An ancient brand?
The name theriac survived for around for two millennia as a pharmaceutical term. But a ‘brand’ name is not always a guarantee of quality.
Catalogue
- Books
Pliny the Elder, Historia naturalis / Joyce Irene Whalley.
Whalley, Joyce Irene.Date: [1982], ©1982- Books
Pliny the Elder, Historia naturalis / Joyce Irene Whalley.
Whalley, Joyce Irene.Date: 1982- Books
Pliny the Elder on science and technology / John F. Healy.
Healy, John F.Date: 1999- Books
The structure of Pliny the Elder's Natural History / A. Locher.
Locher, A.Date: 1986- Books
Roman nature : the thought of Pliny the Elder / Mary Beagon.
Beagon, Mary.Date: 1992