Roman Domestic Medical Practice in Central Italy

Roman Domestic Medical Practice in Central Italy examines the roles that the home, the garden, and the members of the household (freeborn, freed, and slave) played in the acquisition and maintenance of good physical and mental health and well-being.

Jane Draycott is Lecturer in Ancient History at the University of Glasgow, UK.

List of Figures; Acknowledgements; List of Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One: Health and Healthiness in the Late Roman Republic and Early Empire; Chapter Two: The Roman House and Garden; Chapter Three: The Roman Household; Chapter Four: The Transmission of Medical Knowledge; Conclusion; Bibliography; Index