Emperor Marcus Aurelius and the History of Opium Addiction

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Emperor Marcus Aurelius and the History of Opium Addiction

By Scott Ainslie

The Proceedings of the 10th Annual History of Medicine Days, edited by W. A. Whitelaw (Calgary, 2001)

Abstract: Opium is among a very short list of medications... [continue reading]

Posted by historyoftheancientworld.com on January 18, 2012, 19:05.

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