00:01Roman armies had medical specialists.
00:03Their instruments were far more sophisticated than you might expect.
00:08Scalpels, forceps, probes, needles and other specialised tools
00:12could form part of a Roman medical arsenal.
00:17The medic wasn't separate from the army.
00:20Medical support was part of the military machine.
00:24Because Rome's military strength wasn't only the men who fought,
00:28it was the system keeping them alive.
