"In fact, Egypt, unlike many
countries, could rely upon a reliable source of water, the Nile. The river regularly flooded
its banks, fertilizing them. Egyptians and foreigners visiting Egypt were very well aware of
this fact,3,5 which enabled Egyptians to develop their society under more stable
circumstances than were found in other areas. The Greek philosopher Aristotle (384-322
BC), the son of a physician, independently confirmed that Egyptian medicine developed
from a clinical approach. In his Metaphysics (Metaphysica, 1-981b), Aristotle stated that as
a whole, Egypt had resolved its practical necessities, which enabled its learned class to
move to higher forms of knowledge such as mathematics, because that class was now able
to devote its time to such endeavors" - The Dawn of Clinical Medicine: Bronze Age Medical Practice in Egypt.
Siro I. Trevisanato
