Ancient Romans wanted to compensate for their lack of experience in the world of medicine through their dedication to keeping healthy by promoting hygiene and physical exercise. Surprisingly, the technological progress experienced by Ancient Rome did not seem to be of any importance to its people, as they were only attracted to keeping their health through any means possible. The fact that hygiene and physical exercise were interconnected when regarding people in Ancient Rome and their desire to keep healthy can be observed by looking at the way gymnasiums were built next to public baths.
Aqueducts were yet another technological advancement in Ancient Rome, but in spite of their greatness and of the fact that they provided people with fresh water and with an ingenious method of irrigating crops, most Romans were satisfied with exploiting them, and not with analyzing how they worked. There were...
Romans saw physical health as something essential for their well-being and thus did not hesitate to invest their savings into what they knew would keep them vigorous.
The division between the Eastern and the Western parts of the Roman Empire was beneficial for the people in the east while those in the west were left in a critical position, at the mercy of the Germanic invaders. The Byzantine Empire, as the Eastern Roman Empire came to be known, would also experience notable progress in the world of medicine. This was made possible not through medical advancements, but because people in the empire brought together the Roman determination to practice and the Greek devotion toward carefully analyzing everything.
