THE (UN)HEALTHY POOR: WEALTH, POVERTY, MEDICINE AND HEALTH CARE IN THE GRECO-ROMAN WORLD.
This article explores the connection between the theme of wealth/poverty and medicine in Greco-Roman Antiquity. Special attention is devoted to the changes implied by the transition towards Christianity. The Church has played a fundamental role in the creation of an organized system to assist the si...
| Publicado en: | Akroterion Vol. 64; pp. 15 - 44 |
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