The Romans benefit from their advances in medicine and surgery because their breakthrough descoveries gave them a wider spectrum of availible treatments that were more effective. In the time of Ancient Rome, it was still widely believed that disease and harm came from the disfavor of the gods. Doctors at the time (almost all male) commonly charged huge sums of money for a treatment that often had no effect. However, most important descoveries were made on the battlefeild. Doctors in the time of war needed to treat a wide range of wounds and illnesses swiftly and effectively. One medical breakthrough made by war doctors was the process of bioling their bronze tools too kill bacteria. This has probably saved countless Roman lives,
