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"[The Persian emperor Mithridates], therefore, was particularly interested in the great sweep of the medical arts, and he drew on information from all his subjects, which encompassed a great part of the lands, by seeking out each of the books on these subjects, and he left behind case studies and the effects [of drugs] among his secret records. [Roman General Pompeius after defeating Mithridates], however, obtained all the king's effects and ordered his freedman Lenaeus the grammarian to translate them into our tongue [Latin], and that victory was no less profitable for life than it was for the Republic." Pliny, Natural History, 25.7. This passage provides confirming evidence of one of the following claims (all claims that I made in lectures). Which claim? a. Medicine was practised by professionals. b. Medicine in the Roman empire was dominated by Greeks. c. The Egyptians were considered experts in medicine. d. Medical knowledge was highly prized in all societies. On the other hand this passage seems to contradict one of the following claims that I made. Which one? a. Roman scientific literature was mostly summarizing research by others. b. The Roman authorities were not willing to pay for research. c. Pliny translated medical information about herbs from Greek into Latin. d. There was a thriving medical literature in antiquity.Explanation / Answer
11) the correct option is option (d) that the medical knowledge was highly prized in all the societies from past and recent years and centuries..!!
12) the correct option is option (a) Roman scientific literature was mostly summarizing research by others.. This is the line which cannot be accepted..
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