[HillaryBriss]

Ancient Roman medicine included surgery and some surgical instruments close to instruments in use today. More here: http://www.medicalnewstoday.com/info/medicine/ancient-roman-...

As for ancient Egyptian medicine: While the bulk of Egyptian remedies can now be recognized as incapable of providing a cure, and in many circumstances even alleviation of symptoms, owing to their lack of active ingredients, it would be inappropriate to label all of these treatments as placebos. Of the 260 prescriptions in the Hearst Papyrus, 28 percent contain an ingredient which can be perceived to have had activity towards the condition being treated. More here: http://www.ucalgary.ca/uofc/Others/HOM/Dayspapers2001.pdf#pa...