Antiquity. Works of Galena

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The Medicine was considered as something that concerned everyone that it was necessary to know to everyone, and, first of all, pater familias - to the father of family, after all he should care of the family as which slaves were ranked also. The father of family searched and found the necessary manuals in works such. Thus it is clear that for the people living in at one time with Galenom, it was only good practical doctor and no more. But, first of all, it was the person of a science - wrote the book behind the book, and has started to write still to pupils.

The Glory has come much later, already after his death. Such is destiny of many great people, especially what activity had much bigger value, than they assumed: only the posterity weaved it wreaths of which even their contemporaries did not think.

The part of works of Galena is familiar To us, of course, only. Many works are lost, some were lost at his life when in days of war in Rome has burnt down that temple of the World in which the state held the trophies, rich men - jewelry, Galen - manuscripts and as which considered during dangerous time as the most reliable storehouse for any values. Despite it, has remained enough to recreate a grandiose picture of knowledge of Galena. Everything that he wrote, concerned the doctor, obliged to treat and wishing to treat.

Among his compositions - books and about sick bodies, and about structure of medicines, both about pulse, and about treatment methods, and small works about eye illnesses, and about physical exercises, about laxatives, about application of bloodsuckers. He wrote about anatomy and physiology, having transferred, thus, to doctors the extensive knowledge about a structure and functions of a human body.