The Birth of the Hospital in the Byzantine Empire

Author: Timothy S. Miller
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ISBN: 0801856574

The Birth of the Hospital in the Byzantine Empire (Supplement to the Bulletin of the History of Medicine)

Medical historians have traditionally claimed that modern hospitals emerged during the latter half of the nineteenth century.
age level from 17 author timothy s miller format paperback language english publication year 23 06 1997 series supplement to the bulletin of the history of medicine subject history military subject 2 regional history title the birth of the hospital in the byzantine empire supplement to the bulletin of the history of medicine author timothy s miller publisher the johns hopkins university press publication date jun 17 1997 pages 288 binding paperback edition reprint dimensions 6 25 wx 9 25 hx 0
Premodern hospitals, according to many scholars, existed mainly as refuges for the desperately poor and sick, providing patients with little or no medical care. Challenging this view in a compelling survey of hospitals in the East Roman Empire, Timothy Miller traces the birth and development of Byzantine xenones, or hospitals, from their emergence in the fourth century to their decline in the fifteenth century, just prior to the Turkish conquest of Constantinople. These sophisticated medical facilities, he concludes, are the true ancestors of modern hospitals. In a new introduction to this paperback edition, Mi

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Medical historians have traditionally claimed that modern hospitals emerged during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Premodern hospitals, according to many scholars, existed mainly as refuges for the desperately poor and sick, providing patients with little or no medical care. Challenging this view in a compelling survey of hospitals in the East Roman Empire, this author traces the birth and development of Byzantine xenones, or hospitals.

Medical historians have traditionally claimed that modern hospitals emerged during the latter half of the nineteenth century. Premodern hospitals, according to many scholars, existed mainly as refuges for the desperately poor and sick, providing patients with little or no medical care. Challenging this view in a compelling survey of hospitals in the East Roman Empire, Timothy Miller traces the birth and development of Byzantine xenones, or hospitals, from their emergence in the fourth century to their decline in the fifteenth century, just prior to the Turkish conquest of Constantinople. These

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In a new introduction to this paperback edition, Mi