Chapter 14 The Dionysian Medical Forum
It is said that it is communication, but it is mainly about the doctors of Dionia. The first day was a discussion of medical theory. The various novel medical terms spit out from the mouths of those young Dionia doctors were not only unheard of, but also all kinds of unprecedented unique medical theories and discoveries completely subverted his previous learning and experience, but also made him fall into deep thought, as if he opened a window for him, allowing him to see a new and broader medical world. How could he not be so excited!
Nixtratus didn't eat much dinner, and spent the whole night thinking about the knowledge he heard during the day. At this time, he only regretted that his memory was too poor and he could not write them down, so that he was lying in bed and recalling what he heard during the day, so he didn't sleep well all night. But the next morning, he cheered up and rushed to the medical school with Stacipus.
We arrived at the gate of the Dionia Academy, and hundreds of doctors were waiting there. Of course, they were not here to wait for the two doctors Crotone, but were waiting with anticipation for the arrival of the consul Davers of Dionia.
At this time, Nixtratus was no longer as extreme as before he came to Turiyi. Through the previous day's study and conversations with other doctors, he deeply understood Davers' high status among Doctor Dionys. Even the Gentile Doctors who had heard his speeches were respectful when they talked about him, which made Nixtratus curious about Davers and waited quietly like other doctors.
Not long after, Davers came, accompanied by Helps, the dean of the Medical College, and more than a dozen guards were followed.
The doctors were in agitation and wanted to meet them.
The guards immediately wanted to stop them, but Davers called them back. He smiled and took the initiative to meet them. Stacey Kodas immediately asked the doctors to consciously abide by the order.
Most of the Gentile doctors who came to attend the forum last year can name their names and talk to them happily. The newcomers are introduced by Helps and Stacey Codas respectively, and Davers welcomes their arrival with a smile.
"Clausus, I remember your famous doctor from Metapontum. What wonderful speech did you bring this time?" Davers said with a smile to the doctor in front of him.
"Do not joke, Lord Davers, how dare I be a famous doctor in front of you!" Clauss said humbly.
"In this sacred place, there are no adults, only doctors who save lives and scholars who are engaged in medicine." Davers corrected with a smile: "Just call me Davers."
"Day...Davers." Clauss bowed respectfully and said, "Corioppenpas of Tarantum was unable to attend this forum for some reason. I ask me to apologize for him and regret not being able to hear your wonderful speech!"
Davers' expression became helpless and sighed: "Although there have been some minor misunderstandings and conflicts between Dionia and Tarantum in the past two years, this should not be an obstacle to academic exchanges..."
After Tarantum and Mesapi reached a peace agreement, their strength gradually recovered. They began to be angry that Heraclia and Metapontum left the Tarantum alliance, and of course they hated Dionia, who had rescued them. However, the powerful Dionia alliance can only make them swallow their anger. Diomilas, a radical representative who was ambushed by the Mep coalition for his recklessness, was already criticized by the Citizens' Assembly and was almost expelled from the city-state. He had no future in politics in the past two years, but he cunned Dionia many times, condemning the Council for treating Dionia too weakly and regaining the support of the frustrated people. He was actually re-elected as the consul at the end of last autumn.
As a result, the small friction between Tarantum and Dionia began to become frequent. The Tarantum people entered Metapontum territory many times for no reason; when the fishing boats between Tarantum and Dionia met at sea, there were frequent confrontations and fights; the goods piled up by the merchant ships in the Tarantum port were often lost, and they were occasionally seized... etc. Diony's diplomatic envoys went to Tarantum many times to protest and negotiate, and joked, "The total time they spent traveling to the Gentiles in their life was not as good as that of Tarantum."
But in general, both sides still maintain restraint, after all, it is still an alliance. Tarantum is still facing the pressure of Mesapi and Puchetti, and still needs the support of Dionia. It is just the newly elected general who is clever and tricks to vent the depression of the people and respond to the expectations of the people for him. Out of the guilt of poaching Heraclia and Metapontum, Dionia opens his eyes, closes his eyes, and tries to calm down.
Davers sighed in his heart and greeted the doctors, and everyone surrounded him into the door.
Having walked for a while, a man rushed out of the front. Martius was shocked and was about to rush forward to stop him.
I heard the man shouting excitedly: "Davers, it's done! We've made it! The model design of the Salachino River Stone Bridge has been completed! After testing, there is no problem!..."
It turned out that it was Martikoris Martius who slowed down, but this also gave him a reminder, and he immediately ordered the guards to patrol around and stop any reckless intruders.
At this time, Davers also looked happy: "This is so great! You hand over the stone bridge model and data to Heraclide, and when I finish my work here, I will see your great achievements!"
"There is also good news! We have designed a new pulley set that allows the lifting of heavy objects to rotate 360 degrees in place. You must also come and give us some suggestions for improvement." Martykoris continued.
Davers was even more happy and made a promise immediately.
Now, Matikoris is no longer as ignorant as when he first arrived in Amendorala. While doing research in the School of Mathematics, he also undertakes some management tasks. He repeatedly reminded him and then ran away hurriedly.
"Who is that person?" Nixtratus was curious about the tone of the visitor talking to Davers.
"Matikoris, the vice president of the School of Mathematics, a crazy math genius!" said a doctor Dionia.
"Dionia is finally going to start building a stone bridge. This is great!" A doctor of Heraclia said happily. There are many rivers in Heraclia. During the rainy season, the river water surged and almost became a country of whether. Although Dionya had asked them to build several wooden bridges before, most of the bridge bodies were in the water during the rainy season. The people of Heraclia were worried about the durability of the wooden bridge and were soaked in the river for a long time. They were much more relieved when they had a stone bridge.
The vice dean of the School of Mathematics also asked the young consul. Nixtratus, who had a hint of affection for Davers' cordial greetings just now, was even more looking forward to his speech.
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Davers stood on the pulpit, and below were the doctors sitting upright.
In their expectant eyes, Davers cleared his throat and said calmly: "Since I have greeted each other at the entrance of the school just now, I will no longer do the same thing here."
The doctors chuckled, and every doctor who came to the stage to communicate would introduce himself and greet his colleagues. This has gradually become a routine in medical forums.
Davers smiled, stretched out his right hand, and clenched into a fist in the air: "What do you think is my hand?"
There is nothing! Some people immediately had this idea.
Before they could answer, Davers said, "Air is omnipresent air, and that's what I gave it a name. Although it looks like nothing, each of us and every animal cannot live without it. If you don't believe it, you can cover your mouth and nose with a linen and isolate it from the air, and you will soon suffocate to death.
Everyone knows this, but why does air that seems to have nothing matter so much to us humans? What is its relationship with our human body? Today, I will talk about this issue, hoping to arouse your thoughts.”
As soon as Davers finished speaking, the doctors opened their eyes wide and raised their ears. Even Helps and Stacey Codas, who were in the front row, leaning forward with excitement.
"If air needs to be connected to the human body, it must first enter the human body. Everyone knows the entrance, which is our mouth and nose. Where is the exit?" Davers glanced at everyone: "Some people will say it's ** because there is nothing."
There was another burst of laughter below.
"Of course not. It can even be said that the air entering our mouths has nothing to do with the farts being discharged." Davers said, facing a wooden mannequin that was the same size as a human: "Thanks to the doctors in the medical school for their persistent research on human anatomy and the superb skills of Tuliyi's men, who have produced the most realistic and exquisite human structure model in the world. I will use this model to tell you about it."
In this Greek city-state, blasphemy was illegal and might even face accusations of death. However, out of the exploration of the truth, a few doctors risked their lives to secretly dissect the bodies to solve the problems in their hearts. Hippocrates is the most famous one. However, in Dionia, due to the high status of doctors, Helps was a member of the Senate. Dionia also established the Ministry of Health last year. More importantly, with the support of the consul Davers, the Senate specially legislated for "dissecting the bodies": the medical school can use unclaimed corpses of slaves or the corpses of enemies on the battlefield that are unrecognized in medical research, but each corpse must be registered with the Ministry of Health and must not be dissected in public. After use, it must be buried in the prescribed location in a timely manner to avoid causing plague... etc.
Chapter completed!