Medicine in Ancient Cyprus
| dc.contributor.author | Michaelides, Demetrios | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2011-09-12T00:13:52Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2011-09-12T00:13:52Z | |
| dc.date.issued | 2011 | |
| dc.description.abstract | In ancient times, Cyprus played an important role in the science of Medicine. This was largely due to its rich mineral deposits and its varied vegetation, both of which were primary sources for the preparation of medicaments. These attracted a number of wellknown physicians who studied and, in the case of Galen in the second century AD, visited the island. The paper will present the results of a recently concluded, two-year research project that assembled all available information on the eponymous doctors of ancient Cyprus and the medicaments associated with the island. It also deals with all other evidence related to medicine and cure, such as ancient surgical instruments, the occurrence of healing deities, the use of ex-votos, the use of sympathetic/prophylactic magic, and other. | en |
| dc.identifier.citation | Michaelides, Demetrios 2009. Medicine in Ancient Cyprus. In M. Rossetto, M. Tsianikas, G. Couvalis and M. Palaktsoglou (Eds.) "Greek Research in Australia: Proceedings of the Eighth Biennial International Conference of Greek Studies, Flinders University June 2009". Flinders University Department of Languages - Modern Greek: Adelaide, 93-106. | en |
| dc.identifier.isbn | 978-0725811372 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/2328/25208 | |
| dc.language.iso | en | |
| dc.publisher | Flinders University Department of Languages - Modern Greek | en |
| dc.subject | Greek Research | en |
| dc.subject | Greece | en |
| dc.subject | Australia | en |
| dc.subject | Demetrios Michaelides | en |
| dc.title | Medicine in Ancient Cyprus | en |
| dc.type | Article | en |