Factors of Change in Roman Times

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Factors of Change in Roman Times

Individuals
Claudius Galen extended the Greek theory of the Four and put forward the idea of treating symptoms with . He wrote over sixty books and his ideas and those of Hippocrates remained influential for fifteen hundred years. Galen believed in careful observation to diagnose the causes of disease. He dissected bodies and discovered that the controlled the body via nerves. He improved knowledge of anatomy and surgery but made also a number of mistakes because usually he had to dissect animals not .

Economy
The Romans just like the Greeks had a based economy. The upper classes therefore had plenty of leisure for study and exercise. They developed the Greek ideas that a healthy lifestyle was important. Slaves also provided the labour for the massive building projects the Romans developed to improve public .

Technology
The were very skilled at building in stone and very inventive in architecture developing arches, domes and the use of concrete

Roman Towns

Government
The Romans had an efficient government and an efficient team of administrators or civil to implement government decisions. Towns were built according to well thought out plans and had running water, aqueducts and disposal. The Romans played great attention to town planning because they wanted people in their that Roman rule was a good thing.

War
The Romans conquered through war and spread Greek ideas across the Roman Empire. To wage war the Romans needed a healthy and fit . They therefore made sure Roman towns were healthy so they could choose their soldiers from a healthy population. Frequent wars of conquest meant that Roman army surgeons became well practised and skilled at treating and cleaning battlefield wounds and in setting bones. War surgeons therefore made important progress in surgery and

Religion
The Romans took the Greek approach to religion and carried on with the worship of . Roman religion banned human dissection which hindered in his work