all medical disputes. Rome had 14 of them; the number in other communities varied from 5 to 10 depending on the population. See also Combat medic History of medicine Medicine in ancient Greece Medicine in ancient Rome References Sources Carcopino, Jerome. Daily Life in Ancient Rome: The People and the City at the Height of the Empire, Routledge, 1943. External links Aesculapius Scholarly article in Smith's Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology The Etymology of Medicine, Thelma Charin. Bulletin of the Medical Library Association, 1951 July; 39(3): 216–221. Surgical Instruments from Ancient Rome, University of Virginia Health System Website. Hippocrates, Ann Hanson, Medicina Antiqua website. Republished on Bill Thayer's LacusCurtius site. Republished on Bill Thayer's LacusCurtius site. A collection of online articles (some reprints) on ancient medicine. Antique medicine website Ancient Roman medicine Ancient Roman physicians