Roman medicine: everything you wanted to know

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🗓️ 9 March 2025

⏱️ 46 minutes

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What were your chances of surviving illness in ancient Rome? How did the Roman army deal with ailments and injuries on the go? And in what way were the medical practitioners of this ancient civilisation similar to the snake-oil peddlers of the American Wild West? Emily Briffett speaks to Dr Patty Baker to get the answers to your questions about the treatments, cures and surgical practices of ancient Rome. The HistoryExtra podcast is produced by the team behind BBC History Magazine. Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:35.5	Welcome to the History Extra podcast, fascinating historical conversations from the makers of BBC History Magazine.
1:46.3	What were your chances of surviving an illness in ancient Rome?
1:51.8	How did the Roman army deal with ailments and injuries on the go?
1:56.0	And in what way were the medical practitioners of this ancient civilization,
2:00.4	similar to the snake oil peddlers of
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