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The Art of Medicine

Herodotus, the ancient Greek historian, tells the story of how the Babylonians in 500 B.C. diagnosed and treated their illnesses. The Babylonians did not have physicians. When they became ill, they went to the city square where they would tell anyone who came to the square about their symptoms. Their fellow citizen would then explain that they once had similar symptoms or that they knew someone who had similar symptoms. They would then offer advice about the remedy that they used to cure the illness.

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