Presented by Dr Joan Stivala (ANU) as part of the Centre for Classical Studies Seminar Series

To modern medicine fever is an elevated body temperature and a symptom of various diseases. The medicine of the Graeco-Roman period, however, regarded fever as a disease, or, more accurately, a complex of diseases, in its own right. This paper is based on information provided by Celsus, who died c. A.D. 50, and Galen, who lived from A.D. 129 to perhaps 216. Questions posed include how Celsus and Galen diagnosed fever and what treatments they offered their patients.

All are welcome to attend this seminar.

After the talk, informal discussion will continue over light refreshments in the Classics Museum.