3.5 The importance of location
In the next activity, you will look at the work of Hippocrates to think about diet.
Activity 9
Return to the Perseus Project here and find the list of works attributed to Hippocrates. Select ‘Hippocrates Collected Works I (English)’ and go to the treatise Airs Waters Places. Select ‘Part 1’ and read what it says about the importance of the location of a town and the way of life of those who live there.
What does this tell you about ancient diet?
You will return to diet in Week 3.
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