Roman Medicine: An overview of recent studies and selected contexts

Diplomska naloga predstavlja splošen pregled rimske medicine, z upoštevanjem predvsem novejših študij. Poleg same rimske medicine je zaradi njenega pomena pri učinkovitosti vojske, katere napredovanje je bilo ključnega pomena za širjenje rimske države, posebej obravnavana še vojna medicina tega obdobja. Predstavljeni so izbrani konteksti iz različnih delov imperija. Prvič so na tem mestu v slovenski literaturi sistematično predstavljeni medicinski instrumenti rimskega obdobja. Poseben poudarek je namenjen ostankom antične medicinske službe na današnjem slovenskem prostoru.In this thesis the author offers a general overview on what Roman Medicine was like, taking into account especially more recent studies. The health of soldiers and the treating of their combat wounds by physicians present in the Roman Army was of vital importance for allowing Rome to build a great empire, therefore Military Medicine is explained in detail. Roman Medicine was highly developed in all parts of Roman Empire, as is shown here by mentioning selected contexts of Roman Medical Practise. For the first time, a classified review of Roman Medical Tools, is offered in Slovene language. Special attention is given toward representation of archaeological sites on the territory of present-day Slovenia where the practise of Roman Medicine existed