Anthimus (physician)

Anthimus (physician)

Anthimus (Ἄνθιμος) ("fl." 511-534) was a Byzantine physician at the court of Theodoric the Great and author of "De observatione ciborum" ("On the Observance of Foods"), which is a valuable source for Late Latin linguistics as well as Byzantine dietetics.

References

* Gordon M. Messing, "Remarks on Anthimus "De observatione ciborum", "Classical Philology" 37:2:150-158 (April, 1942) [http://links.jstor.org/sici?sici=0009-837X%28194204%2937%3A2%3C150%3AROADOC%3E2.0.CO%3B2-%23 at JSTOR]

* Anthimus (Author), GRANT, Mark (Translator), "Anthimus: On the Observance of Foods", Prospect Books 1996, 2007; ISBN-10: 1903018528 ISBN-13: 978-1903018521 [http://dspace.dial.pipex.com/town/lane/kal69/shop/pages/isbn521.htm]


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