A BRIEF HISTORY OF MEDICINE DURING THE AСHAEMENID EMPIRE


The Achaemenid Empire was the first world empire and played a significant role in the history and civilization of mankind. After the death of Cyrus, the heir to the throne of Cambodia in 526 A.D. To bring Egypt and Abyssinia into the territory of his state. In general, during the reign of Darius I, the Achaemenid Empire spread over three continents. The first kings of the Achaemenid state, along with the policy of conquest, were able to pay due attention to the economy, culture and medicine. According to historians, during the reign of the first Achaemenid kings, many Greek physicians and scholars worked in the court. For example, Domosadi was a physician of the reign of Darius I (522-486 BC), and Dinon was a special physician of Ardasher II (404-353 BC). Deanon even wrote a book called The History of Persia at this time. The famous historian and physician Chisei spent 17 years of his life in the court of Darius II (424-400 BC) and Ardasher II. It is not a secret that these physicians, despite being scientists of their time, relied more on the ancient works of the East, such as the Vedas, Yachurveda, Avasto and others, and attributed it to the culture of ancient Greece.

In this regard, the modern Tajik scholar Ibrahim Umarzoda in his book "History of Aryan civilization" critically assessed and noted that "ancient Greece was thanks to the rational state of the Achaemenids in the VI-IV centuries BC. They straightened up and formed themselves as a state, quoting the Chaldean sciences, geometry and mathematics from ancient India, medicine and industry from the Sumerians, wisdom and statehood from the Turks. In this regard, the modern Tajik scholar Ibrahim Umarzoda in his book "History of Aryan civilization" critically assessed and noted that "ancient Greece was thanks to the rational state of the Achaemenids in the VI-IV centuries BC. They straightened up and formed themselves as a state, quoting the Chaldean sciences, geometry and mathematics from ancient India, medicine and industry from the Sumerians, wisdom and statehood from the Turks. In ancient Egypt, there was even a school called the House of Life, where young people received medical education. The Greek historian Herodotus traveled to Egypt and wrote that "the Egyptians from ancient times had physicians in every part of their bodies."

In conclusion, it is impossible to include ancient Eastern medicine in a summary of the article, and it requires a thorough study.

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