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> And if you want to be really persnickety, no amount of money in Rome would buy antibiotics, televisions, etc, etc. Apparently they had advanced plastic surge
by redis_mlc 7y ago
> And if you want to be really persnickety, no amount of money in Rome would buy antibiotics, televisions, etc, etc.
Apparently they had advanced plastic surgery using obsidian blades, and must have had some type of antibiotics for all that surgery.
https://bulletin.facs.org/2018/02/the-history-of-the-scalpel-from-flint-to-zirconium-coated-steel/ https://bulletin.facs.org/2018/02/the-history-of-the-scalpel...
- pjc50 7y agoUnfortunately they didn't. They didn't have anaesthetic either, beyond the usual drugs and alcohol.
- kalium_xyz 7y agoPlastic surgery is as old as civilization and possibly older, there are recorded procedures for doing rhinoplasty in ancient Egypt. I’d attribute the reason for this being certain bones in the face breaking and mending easily.