The Impact of the Fall of The Roman Empire On Medicine And Public Health

The Impact of the Fall of The Roman Empire On Medicine And Public Health

The fall of the Roman Empire had many effects on medicine and public

health. During the era of the Roman Empire the public health and

medicine had improved a lot. When the Roman Empire did fall effects

which came into account were negative. This is probably due to the

Romans being more organized then the other empires.

The Romans were very organized people. They had built latrines and

bath houses. With the Romans having latrines and bath houses this

meant they could regularly take showers, which would keep them clean.

Also having latrines meant that the public did not have dispose their

waste never their houses or where they kept the drinking water, which

meant they were hygienic. The Romans had also built aqueducts for

clean water to get to different parts of the country. The rich got

clean water straight to their houses through lead pipe. Having clean

water supplies meant that the public did not have to use the same

water for different jobs. For example they did not have to use the

same water they showered in to do the same cooking. The Romans had

also built a more advanced sewage system for the time. The Roman

houses were built by stone which meant they would stay up for a long

time. The Roman houses also had heated floors. This meant during the

winter the Romans wee kept warm. The Romans also had a balanced diet.

Galen believed the theory of the four humours but he had different

ideas to Hippocrates. Galen believed in opposites, that if you were a

weak person then you should do exercise.

The Romans weren’t only successful with public health they were also

successful with carrying on the work of the Greeks and the Egyptians.

This was a good idea as they would already have some ideas which meant

they did not have to think of everything for themselves. The Romans

were able to do this because the Greeks wrote down their theories.