Medicine in the Era of ancient Rome

Roman surgeons carried a tool kit which contained forceps, scalpels, catheters and arrow extractors. The tools had various uses and were boiled in hot water before each use. In surgery, surgeons used painkillers such as opium and scopolamine for treatments and acetum (the acid in vinegar) was used to wash wounds. Romans didn’t believe in the supernatural as much as the Greeks; the Greeks used temples and religious belief to try and cure someone, yet the Romans developed specific hospitals which enabled the patients to be fully rested and relaxed so they could completely recover