TIL that Julius Caesar's body was the subject of the earliest known recorded autopsy. Of the 23 stab wounds recorded, only one was potentially fatal on its own; the physician ruled his death due "mostly to blood loss."

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assassination_of_Julius_Caesar



Submitted April 13, 2015 at 04:48PM by Sanhael http://www.reddit.com/r/todayilearned/comments/32fi3k/til_that_julius_caesars_body_was_the_subject_of/