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Doctors
Doctors in Ancient Rome were not highly appreciated as they are today. This profession was fit for lower class people and citizens. Even though some were respected,a majority of people were considered cheaters, liars and quacks. A high amount of them (at least early on) had self-taught themself, observed from other doctors or were people who believed they had the power of healing others with no help from instruments or tools (or in other words religous).Many physicians did try to find treatments and offer a reliable service to the community, but because there were no formal requirements or educational qualifications anyone could call themselves a doctor. If somehow someone was successful in treating patients then he would obviously attract more people. Unfortunately if failed then they would simply have to move on to another career.The wealthier you were, the more respected person you came. These people set up shops like any normal business today, with an office and staff. Others, meaning the poor had to advertise their services on the streets. Sometimes this meant even performing a surgery on the street to create and increase their service financially. Other times they acted as sales men, meaning they sold a number of products along with their treatments. Doctors were the common buyers of beauty supplies and cosmetics. Pretty much all of the poor Romans knew that their treatments did little good, if not more harm. Some would act as assassins in order to purposely poison patients, acting as if they care.

In the end, these people would lead to a short career.Not long after women also had an important role in medicine. Midwives delivered babies and became experts in women. Although with a lack of technology .one or the other (mother or child) would die. It was a rare chance that both would live.When the Romans wanted to become 'real educated doctors' they would have to say the Hippocratic Oath to prove they really cared about their people and and wanted to help them with the medical issues.



Hospitals
Hospitals in Ancient Rome were usually held in military camps. Hospitals as we know them today, simply did not exist in Ancient Rome. The Romans believed that a disease is a curse sent from god, and that god is requiring a prayer, in which they will live. Although in the christians era, there were temple. These temples were where the sick people spent the night in prayer to god hoping for a cure. Doctors evenly helped doing as much as they could. When people stayed there night, there were places that housed them (dying or already dead). This was just an easy way to keep them off the streets, so that others were not reminded. Other procedures were taken before being put into these 'hospitals'. This is explained in one of our __Focus Questions__.

==== Its quite obvious that alot has changed since the ancient times. Doctors were not as well educated and had little knowledge of the human body. As they didnt have technology back then, it would of made things alot harder. Today we do not have to swear among the Hippocratic Oath to prove we want to help, today we have to get a score in the field at uni. Noone was able to call them self a doctor nor are we able to be a doctor just becuase we believe that we have supernatural healing purposes. Now it doesnt matter if were not wealthy, if were a doctor than were respected as a loyal helper. ==== ==== Hospitals today are not held in military camps. We have hospitals placed in normal areas where the public can access it. We dont have hospitals in temples where we keep sick people, to hope for a cure sent from god. We have a reliable amount of doctors, so that everyone can be treated. ====

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