In this case report the still unexplained death of the Mediaeval Emperor Frederick Barbarossa is examined from a biomedical perspective using original historical sources and contemporary medical knowledge. Barbarossas case also serves as an example and a wake-up call for public health authorities on the danger represented by the public health problem of drowning, with particular reference to drowning in rivers and whirlpool-caused deaths.
THE DEATH OF EMPEROR FREDERICK BARBAROSSA (AD 1190): PHYSIOPATHOLOGICAL AND PALAEOPATHOLOGICAL CONSIDERATIONS ON A CASE OF FATAL DROWNING DURING THE 3rd CRUSADE
Di Fazio N.;
2025-01-01
Abstract
In this case report the still unexplained death of the Mediaeval Emperor Frederick Barbarossa is examined from a biomedical perspective using original historical sources and contemporary medical knowledge. Barbarossas case also serves as an example and a wake-up call for public health authorities on the danger represented by the public health problem of drowning, with particular reference to drowning in rivers and whirlpool-caused deaths.File in questo prodotto:
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