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Alcohol and Alcoholism Vol. 34, No. 6, pp. 868-872, 1999
© 1999 Medical Council on Alcoholism

WAS THE FETAL ALCOHOL SYNDROME RECOGNIZED BY THE GREEKS AND ROMANS?

Ernest L. Abel

Departments of Obstetrics and Gynecology and Psychology, Wayne State University, 275 E. Hancock, Detroit, MI 48201, USA

Received 10 November 1998; first review notified 22 February 1999; accepted 10 April 1999

Ancient Greek and Roman philosophers/scientists are frequently quoted as expressing an awareness of potential harm associated with drinking during pregnancy. However, the statements attributed to these authors were not made by them. Instead, they are interpretations, presented in the form of verbatim statements, of their views relating to procreation. Although they did have something to say about the role of alcohol in procreation, it was the effects of drinking on the male body at the time of conception, and especially alcohol's effects on male body temperature, that concerned them. A cold body at the time of conception was believed to enhance the likelihood of conceiving a female, which to the Greeks and Romans was a ‘deformity’.


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