Numenius of Heraclea

Numenius of Heraclea (Ancient Greek: Νουμένιος ὁ Ἡρακλεώτης, 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

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]