Numenius of Heraclea
# Numenius of Heraclea

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. 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:

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