Treating an Arrow to the Knee! - Roman Surgery Techniques DOCUMENTARY

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History documentary on Roman military medicine. If you’re struggling, consider therapy with our sponsor. Click https://betterhelp.com/invicta for a discount on your first month of therapy. This is part of a series dedicated to exploring the medical corps of the Roman Army. In part 1 (https://youtu.be/-g7Cbj_9t3w) we looked at its high level organization and infrastructure. This involved a review of the ranks of the army doctors and the layout of the army hospital. In this episode we now explore the application of Rome's military medicine. This begins with a look at our ancient sources from the likes of Galen and Celsus. We then cover their proposed treatments for various battlefield injuries. This includes how to stop bleeding, how to bandage wounds, how to deal with cuts from swords and how to deal from projectiles such as arrows, javelins, and slings. Timestamps: 00:00 Intro 02:36 Medical Corp 03:26 Hospitals 04:42 Medical Texts 05:52 Stop the Bleeding 09:20 Closing Wounds 12:46 Arrows 14:52 Javelins 16:13 Slings 18:37 Outro Credits: Research = Chris Das Neves Script = Invicta Narration = Guy Michaels Reenactment = Veters Milites, Imperium Romanum ( @ImperiumRomanumYT ) Sources: “Medicine in the Roman Army” by Eugene H Byrne “Man and Wound” by Richard A Gabriel “Military Medicine: From Ancient Times to the 21st Century” by Jack E McCallum “Milites Medici to Army Medics” by Robb Wesselingh #history #documentary #romanempire

Published 2024-11-28 · Watch on YouTube ↗
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