Ancient Discoveries (2003 – 2009)

2003 • 6 seasons • Documentary • TV-PG

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Episode 2 — Galen, Doctor to the Gladiators

Name: Episode 2 — Galen, Doctor to the Gladiators
Released: 2003-12-21
Cast: Sean Barrett

Season 1 • Ancient Discoveries

Released: 2003-12-21 • Documentary

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"Medicine" is mostly devoted to Galen, a Greek physician in the Roman Empire who pioneered numerous medical techniques, honing his craft on wounded gladiators and soldiers on the battlefield. The unique discovery in this episode is a human skull that implies an effort to perform a rudimentary type of brain surgery.

Episodes

Episode 1
Ancient Computer?
2003-12-21

Episode 2
Galen, Doctor to the Gladiators
2003-12-21

Episode 3
Heron of Alexandria
2003-12-21

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Episode air date	21.12.2003
Episode runtime	—
Episode rating	0.00
Genres	Documentary
TMDB series rating	8.9
IMDb series rating	7.6
Series status	Ended
Age rating	6+
Country	US

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Sean Barrett

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