Medical history

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  • 1 BCE

    Hippocratic oath

    The original hippocratic oath
  • 1 CE

    Medical symbol

    Asclepius-Greek god of healing symbol =snake
    Priest healers adopted the rod of Asclepius as their symbol
  • 2

    Galen

    Roman physician of Greek origin; physician to the gladiators
    Doctrine of 4 bodily humors: blood,phlegm,yellow and black bile
  • Period: 1337 to 1349

    Black Death

    50 million people in the 14th century, or 60 per cent of Europe's entire population