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Numenius of Heraclea

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Numenius of Heraclea (Ancient Greek: Νουμένιος ὁ Ἡερακλέωτης, Nouménios ho Hērakléōtēs) is ancient Greek physician and poet, dated to the end of the 4th century BC.[1] According to Athenaeus,[2] he was a pupil of the physician Dieuches.

The author is registered in the TLG Canon as tlg0703.

Works

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Numenius wrote didactic poems on a range of topics, including:[1]

  • Ἁλιευτικόν/Halieutikón, "On Fishing"[3]
  • Θηριακόν/Thēriakón, "On theriac"[3]
  • a work on medicinal prescriptions[3][1]
  • Δείπνων ἀναγραφαί/Deípnōn anagraphaí, "Records of Banquets"[3]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Fornaro 2006
  2. ^ "Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae, book 1, chapter 8". www.perseus.tufts.edu.
  3. ^ a b c d Lloyd-Jones & Parsons 1983

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