Vincent van Gogh (1)

During our recent visit to Amsterdam, we went to the Van Gogh Museum. Vincent van Gogh was born on 30 … More

Greek gods of health and healing

Statue of Asclepius in the British Museum Asclepius was the son of Apollo and was the god of healing and … More

This image of a doctor’s surgery is taken from a Greek vase made in Athens about 480 to 470 BCE. … More

I recently went to the British Museum’s current exhibition on Zoroastrianism. Zoroastrianism was a state religion of Persia from around … More

If I think back to the time that I first became interested in steam locomotives, the names of two locomotives … More

It is interesting that apart from the materials from which they were made the Roman doctor /surgeons instrument kit resembles … More

At the recent Roman health and medicine symposium I attended there was an excellent talk by Prof Eberhard Sauer (Edinburgh … More

I attended an interesting meeting at the weekend on health and medicine in the Roman Empire. One of the presentations … More

Some more pictures of The Liverpool Overhead Railway On the way to work photo by bahcodeclub (http://www.flickr.com/photos/ptegriffs/) photo by Mikey … More

Probably the most fascinating thing about the Villa is the finding of a cult room in a cellar. The original … More