Dreams were interpreted as far back as 3000 and 4000 B.C. and were recorded on clay tablets
In the Greek and Roman eras, dreams were believed to be messages from the gods and people looked to them for solutions to their problems. Shrines were built for gods as places to go to dream. Dreams were taken so seriously in that time that they thought they predicted the future and were used by many political and military leaders to make important war strategies.
Dreams were believed to heal during the Hellenistic period and temples, called Asclepieions, were built in their honor. People came to sleep in these temples in order to cure their illnesses.
In ancient Egypt, dreams were recorded as hieroglyphics and priests acted as interpreters of these messages. Those who dreamed vividly and who could interpret their dreams were seen as divinities.
Ancient Chinese believed that your soul actually left your body and entered a dream world.
During the Middle Ages, dreams were viewed as evil temptations of the devil trying to mislead men down wayward paths.
In the 19th century, Sigmund Freud researched and expressed the importance of dreams and of their interpretations.
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