If the Library of Alexandria had not been destroyed Part II: If Herophilus had lived...

Herophilus, one of the most notable Greek physicians, widely credited to be the father of the Scientific Method. His breakthrough discoveries in medicine, coupled with his advancements in anatomy make him the most prominent figure in the world of medicine in the Ancient world. Herophilus even improved upon Hippocrates' popularized idea that four humors governed the processes of the human body, discovering that blood flowed through the veins, and was not held in the liver as Humorism suggests.

Also, Herophilus' work included substantial research into the significance and process of childbirth. Many sources credit him as the discoverer of the ovum. Research into the ovum as a part of the hereditary complex were not resumed until the 17th and 18th centuries, with physicians like William Harvey. Herophilus was also the founder of the medical school in Alexandria. Together with Erasistratus, Herophilus deiscovered the brain was the center of knowledge, and Erasistratus recognized the heart as being a pump for blood.

Herophilus died in 280 BC and was succeeded by Galen, whom would later go on to acknowledge the brain was the center of motor functions and logical and radical thinking, whereas the heart was the center of the circulatory system.

Had Herophilus' legacy and work been retained in the library, our understanding of the brain would be far more wide. As with our knowledge of the cranial, and anatomy. Herophilus' legacy proves that man could have possibly discovered the potential limits of our brain much earlier, and also have found ways to simplify complex anatomy, such as surgery, and transfusions. Also that the research put into the makeup of the brain could have possibly led us to discover neurons much earlier than anticipated, rather than 1600+ years after his death.

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reply to post by mr10k

Thanks for the return to our lost past, the way you put it the truth has always been around. It seems there is something in us humans that seeks to limit us in every part of human life. It’s either a personal fear that keeps reoccurring or and elder brother that can’t stand the idea of us being independent. Perhaps it’s a mixture of these two problems, as if we are being attacked on two different levels. A brother who enjoys watching us in our limitations, that in someway is limited and wounded. Instead of putting this attitude aside he continues using his life-force in limiting others like a one eyed monster. How can we know who is this brother? We have an ability to see intentions and we must invest in using it. We must not rely on second hand information, which does not mean we should discard it. See through each person, each entity or even ideas and intent, and only relate with what you really feel is beneficial.
The Greeks at the time were doing a great job of updating info and then all of a sudden ……….Darkness.

reply to post by ancientthunder


If we are mind, then I believe that elder brother is heart.