Numenius of Heraclea


Numenius of Heraclea 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 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"