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And many doctors were pretty shady characters

And many doctorswere pretty shady characters And purveyors of completely fraudulent Snake...

Colosseum • S01E06 • 2022

And many doctors
were pretty shady characters And purveyors of completely fraudulent Snake oils and poisons. ♪ ♪ - Some of these remedies just border on the fantastical. For example, taking dried boar's dung As an elixir to cure bruises Or severed genitals of a fox Or even gladiator's blood used as a cure for epilepsy. ♪ ♪ - [coughing] - Galen had a simpler approach. Taking the pulse, asking the patient questions, Observing very carefully the course of disease, Comparing this against data That he had observed elsewhere. - Galen is unique in that he really has science behind him, Or what we would consider science. And he manages to work out
that eudemus Is suffering
from quartan fever, Which is a type of malaria

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And many doctors were pretty shady characters

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And purveyors of completely fraudulent

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Snake oils and poisons.

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♪ ♪

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- Some of these remedies just border on the fantastical.

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For example, taking dried boar's dung

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As an elixir to cure bruises

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Or severed genitals of a fox

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Or even gladiator's blood used as a cure for epilepsy.

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♪ ♪

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- [coughing]

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- Galen had a simpler approach.

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Taking the pulse, asking the patient questions,

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Observing very carefully the course of disease,

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Comparing this against data

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That he had observed elsewhere.

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- Galen is unique in that he really has science behind him,

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Or what we would consider science.

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And he manages to work out that eudemus

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Is suffering from quartan fever,

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Which is a type of malaria.

Duration

52 seconds

Views

25

Timestamp in Movie

00:19:38

Uploaded

May 05, 2025

Season

1

Episode

6

Genres

action, drama, history

Production

October Films,Dune Films

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Movie Summary

It showcases the rise and fall of the Roman Empire through the Colosseum, one of the most exhilarating and brutal arenas in the history of humanity.