Numenius of Heraclea explained

Numenius of Heraclea (grc|Νουμένιος ὁ Ἡερακλέωτης, Nouménios ho Hērakléōtēs) is ancient Greek physician and poet, dated to the end of the 4th century BC. According to Athenaeus,^[1] 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:

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

Bibliography

• H. Diller. s.v. Numenius (7a). RE Suppl. 7. 663-664
• Encyclopedia: Numenius. Sotera. Fornaro. October 1, 2006. Brill's New Pauly. referenceworks.brillonline.com. S. Fornaro. "Numenius" (1). Brill's New Pauly
• E. Kaczyńska. "The Cretan Origin of Numenius Heracleotes in the Light of Ancient Greek Dialectology". Κρητικά Χρονικά 23 (2013), 35-43
• Book: https://www.degruyter.com/document/doi/10.1515/9783110837766.279b/html. 1983. De Gruyter. Lloyd-Jones. Hugh. Parsons. Peter. Berlin, New York. www.degruyter.com. 10.1515/9783110837766.279b. Numenius Heracleota. Supplementum Hellenisticum. 279–286. 9783110837766.

Notes and References

1. Web site: Athenaeus, Deipnosophistae, book 1, chapter 8. www.perseus.tufts.edu.