Ancient Discoveries S1E2: Galen, Doctor to the Gladiators
- Aired: 2003-12-21
- Time: 21:00:00
- Runtime: 60 minutes
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Overview
"Medicine" is mostly devoted to Galen, a Greek physician in the Roman Empire who pioneered numerous medical techniques, honing his craft on wounded gladiators and soldiers on the battlefield. The unique discovery in this episode is a human skull that implies an effort to perform a rudimentary type of brain surgery.