Exploring the gory battle wounds and graphic medical treatments narrated in Homer's Iliad and Odyssey, Dr. Rachel Hajar offers interesting insights into ancient Greek medicine. ...Continue reading
Guest Post: Learning Ancient Greek Medicine from Homer by Rachel Hajar, MD
![Chalkidian Black-figure Lidded Belly Amphora, ca. 540 BCE by the Inscriptions Painter, depicting battle scenes from the Trojan War. Source: National Gallery of Victoria, Melbourne, Australia via Wikimedia Commons [CC0]](https://theshieldofachilles.net/wp-content/uploads/2018/05/feature-image-psykter_amphora_chalkidian_black-figure_ware_attributed_to_the_inscriptions_painter_ba000023_cropped_white-bg.png?w=705&h=435&crop=1)
THE SHIELD OF ACHILLES 