Introduction

The architecture of access: ramps at ancient Greek healing sanctuaries

“…A tomb from Capua in Italy dating to c . 300 BC provides evidence not just for impairment, but also for accommodation, in the form of an adult man whose missing lower leg had been replaced by one of the earliest known prostheses (Bliquez 1996; Draycott 2019). The so-called ‘Capua limb’ comprised a wooden core covered in bronze sheeting, which was held in place by a leather and bronze belt.…”