Ancient Roman Trepanation: Real Or Not?

Another historical accuracy analysis of the HBO Rome TV series. This time we're taking a look at the depiction of Roman medicine, specifically the skull trepanation.

Sources:
Hippocrates, "On Head Injuries"
Hippocrates, "Places in Man"
Celsus, "De Medicina"
Tullo, Ellen. "Trepanation and Roman medicine: a comparison of osteoarchaeological remains, material culture and written texts." The journal of the Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh 40.2 (2010): 165-171.
Shah, Aatman M., Henry Jung, and Stephen Skirboll. "Materials used in cranioplasty: a history and analysis." Neurosurgical focus 36.4 (2014): E19.
Bonfield, Christopher M., Anand R. Kumar, and Peter C. Gerszten. "The history of military cranioplasty." Neurosurgical focus 36.4 (2014): E18.
Talamonti, Giuseppe, Giuseppe D'Aliberti, and Marco Cenzato. "Aulus Cornelius Celsus and the head injuries." World Neurosurgery 133 (2020): 127-134.
Arani, Mohammad Ghannaee, Esmaeil Fakharian, and Fahimeh Sarbandi. "Ancient legacy of cranial surgery." Archives of Trauma Research 1.2 (2012): 72.
Footage:
Rome (2005-2007) TV series by HNO

Music:
Jonatan Järpehag - Mediterranean
Jonatan Järpehag - Tyrrenum

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