Xenocrates (2), of Aphrodisias, physician
William David Ross
Physician of the time of *Nero and the Flavians (54–96 ce).Περὶ τῆς ἀπὸ τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καὶ τῶν ζῴων ὠφελείας (‘On the uses of human beings and animals’), full of superstitious means of treatment, ...
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Zeno (7), Herophilean physician, 2nd cent. BCE
Heinrich von Staden
Zeno (7) (2nd cent. bce), a physician of the ‘school’ of *Herophilus, participated in the Herophilean traditions of innovative pulse theory, *pharmacology, and Hippocratic lexicography (see ...
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Zenodorus, mathematician, fl. 200 BCE
G. J. Toomer
Zenodorus, mathematician (fl. 200
Zeuxis (2), 'the Empiricist', Greek physician, 2nd cent. BCE
Heinrich von Staden
Zeuxis (2), a physician of the Empiricist school (see medicine, § 5.3; probably 2nd cent. bce), wrote commentaries on all the ‘authentic’ works of *Hippocrates (2) (according to *Galen), often taking ...
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Zeuxis (3), Philalethes ('Truth-lover'), Greek physician
Heinrich von Staden
Philalethes (the ‘Truth-lover’), physician, founder of the Asian branch of the ‘school’ of *Herophilus. A contemporary of Strabo (Geography 12. 8. 20, 580c), he established the ‘school’ ...
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Zopyrus
Zopyrus, writer on *physiognomy, known from his judgement on Socrates' appearance.
