About Numenius of Heraclea
Numenius of Heraclea was a physician and poet.
Numenius of Heraclea (, Nouménios ho Hērakléōtēs) is ancient Greek physician and poet, dated to the end of the 4th century BC. According to Athenaeus, he was a pupil of the physician Dieuches.
The author is registered in the TLG Canon as tlg0703.
Works Numenius wrote didactic poems on a range of topics, including: Θηριακόν/Thēriakón, "On theriac" a work on medicinal prescriptions Δείπνων ἀναγραφαί/Deípnōn anagraphaí, "Records of Banquets"
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