University of Virginia
The Surgery of Ancient Rome
This illustrated article dicusses an exhibition on the surgical instruments used by the Roman during ancient times.
University of Virginia
Etruscan and Roman Medicine
Gives a short description on the practice of medicine in Etruscan and Roman societies. The first doctors came from Greece but Roman medicine tended to be more of a "home remedy," situation.
University of Virginia
Antiqua Medicina: Hippocrates
Short, illustrated essay about Hippocrates and the central role he plays in understanding how medicine was perceived and practiced by the ancient Greeks. [Link back to the Antiqua Medicina home for access to a complete history of...
National Institutes of Health
Nat'l Library of Medicine: Islamic Culture and the Medical Arts: Greek Influence
This site details Greek and other influences on Islamic medicine and includes illustrations of Arabic translations of earlier texts. Mentions The House of Wisdom (Bayt al-Hikmah) and its origins.
Indiana University
Indiana University: The Plague in Athens During the Peloponnesian War
Provides the historic background to Thucydides' description of the death caused by the plague and the efforts made to cure the sick.
Able Media
The Asclepion: Medicine in Ancient Greece
Impressive Classics Technology Center site lists the achievements of the ancient Greeks in medicine from the time of Homer up to Hippocrates and the plague of Athens during the Peloponnesian war. Gives evidence from ancient texts.
Other
University of Maryland Medical Center: Plague of Athens: Medical Mystery Solved
A medical discussion of the plague of Athens and a diagnosis of it as epidemic typhus fever.