A presentation within

BabMed Seminar 2

Greek and Babylonian Medicine – A Comparative View
Winter Semester 2015/2016

Tuesday, 6-8 pm, Bibliothek TOPOI-Haus, Hittorfstraße 18, 14195 Berlin

Convened by Markham J. Geller/Principal Investigator BabMed

Much of Greek and Babylonian medicine was contemporary and shared much of the same geography in terms of climate, flora and fauna. Both systems shared similar concepts of disease and common strategies for treating disease (pharmaceutical recipes and minimal surgery). Although medical theories tend to separate these two systems of medicine, the actual practices appear to have more in common than has previously been recognised.

The BabMed Seminar 2 is being organised in cooperation with TOPOI excellence cluster Berlin Dahlem.