title: [History of medical thermalism in the Marche: the thermal baths in Sarnano].
abstract: The article deals with the history of medical thermalism in the Italian region Marche. Therapeutical uses of water is well known in Greek and Roman medicine; the most ancient text devoted to a medical possible use of natural waters is Airs, Waters and Places by Hippocrates. The author examines the history of Marchigian baths, according to the testimony of Andrea Bacci in his De thermis, quoted in the Roman editon of 1622.
authors.affiliation: Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy. s.fortuna@univpm.it
authors.forename: Stefania
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Fortuna
mesh_terms: D001452:Balneology / Q000266:history*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049690:History, Ancient; D049691:History, Medieval; D007558:Italy