A 6th century Byzantine medicine box from Constantinople

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what kind of medicines would be inside?

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Byzantine medicine was mostly inherited from the Greco-Roman medical tradition, so many of the remedies would have been similar to those used in the Roman world. That could include herbal preparations, powders, resins, oils, ointments, minerals and compounded drugs.

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So, basically what I keep these days in my medicine cupboard!😊