RESUMO
The discovery of two archaeological objects describing La Peyronie's disease. They come from the archaeological excavation of Pantanacci (Lanuvio, south of Rome), that has returned numerous objects of medical representation dating back to the IV-III sec. B.C.
Assuntos
Induração Peniana/história , Arqueologia , Comportamento Ritualístico , História do Século XVI , História do Século XVII , Humanos , Masculino , Cidade de Roma , Escultura/históriaRESUMO
We present here the hypothesis of doping in an athlete coming back from the ancient Greece, dating back to V century B.C. There are some bone alterations due to the sports that he probably practiced, and that are represented on the amphorae (prices of his victories) found near his sepulchre. The skeleton shows a considerable mass and bone density. The chemical analyses performed on the bone emphasized the presence of arsenic, while the X-ray and CAT scan examinations revealed a quite big sella turcica. These two aspects might have influenced the performances of this athlete, and in the same time might have provoked his death at the age of about 30 years.
