stackyFACTSWe like to think ancient medicine was just leeches and chanting, but the Romans were out here performing complex operations with gear that looks suspiciously modern.
We like to think ancient medicine was just leeches and chanting, but the Romans were out here performing complex operations with gear that looks suspiciously modern. Excavations at Pompeii uncovered a precise array of surgical instruments, including scalpel blades, bone forceps, and an intricate vaginal speculum operating on a screw mechanism. It proves that first-century physicians were highly skilled at slicing people open, even if they lacked the luxury of anesthesia.
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