Aëtius of Amida - Wikipedia Aëtius of Amida From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia Jump to navigation Jump to search 6th-century Byzantine physician Aëtius of Amida (/eɪˈiːʃəs/; Greek: Ἀέτιος Ἀμιδηνός; Latin: Aëtius Amidenus; fl. mid-5th century to mid-6th century) was a Byzantine Greek physician and medical writer,[1][2] particularly distinguished by the extent of his erudition.[3] His birth and death years are not known, but his writings appear to date from the end of the 5th century or the beginning of the 6th. Aëtius was probably a Christian.[4] If so, he would be among the earliest recorded Greek Christian physicians.[5] He is sometimes confused with Aëtius of Antioch, a famous Arian who lived in the time of the Emperor Julian. Contents 1 Life 2 Works 3 References 4 External links Life[edit] Aëtius was born a Greek [6][7] and a native of Amida (modern Diyarbakır, Turkey), a city of Mesopotamia,[8] and studied at Alexandria, which was the most famous medical school of the age. Though some writers[who?] place him in the 4th century, he mentions Patriarch Cyril of Alexandria, who died in 444,[9] and Petrus archiater, probably the physician of Theodoric the Great,[10] whom he defines as a contemporary, so it appears that he wrote at the very end of the 5th century or the beginning of the 6th. He is in turn quoted by Alexander of Tralles,[11] who lived probably in the middle of the 6th century. Aëtius traveled and visited the copper mines of Soli, Cyprus, Jericho, and the Dead Sea. In some manuscripts Aëtius has the title of komēs opsikiou (κόμης ὀψικίου), Latin comes obsequii, which means the chief officer in attendance on the emperor.[12] Works[edit] Aëtius seems to be the first Greek medical writer among the Christians who gives any specimen of the spells and charms so much in vogue with the Egyptians, such as that of Saint Blaise in removing a bone which sticks in the throat,[13] and another in relation to a fistula.[14] The division of Aëtius' work Sixteen Books on Medicine (Βιβλία Ἰατρικά Ἑκκαίδεκα) into four tetrabibli was not made by himself, but (as Fabricius observes) was the invention of some modern translator, as his way of quoting his own work is according to the numerical series of the books. Although his work does not contain much original matter, and is heavily indebted to Galen and Oribasius,[15] it is nevertheless one of the most valuable medical remains of antiquity, as being a very judicious compilation from the writings of many authors, many from the Alexandrian Library, whose works have long since been lost.[16] In the manuscript for book 8.13, the word ἀκμή (acme) is written as ἀκνή, the origin of the modern word acne.[17] Aëtius is recorded as having developed a concoction for contraception consisting of aloe, wallflower seed, pepper, and saffron. He is also known to have developed an abortifacient mixture, whose contents are not known.[18] References[edit] ^ Mercuriale, Girolamo (2008). De arte gymnastica. L. S. Olschki. p. 787. Aetius of Amida (1st half, 6' century), Greek Galenist doctor, author of a major encyclopedia of extracts. ^ Greenhill, William Alexander (1870). "Aetius". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. 1. Boston, MA. p. 53. ^ Dunglison, Robley (1872). History of Medicine from the Earliest Ages to the Commencement of the 19th Century. Philadelphia: Lindsay and Blakiston. p. 182. ^ Colón, A. R.; Colón, P. A. (January 1999). Nurturing children: a history of pediatrics. Greenwood Press. p. 63. ISBN 9780313310805. Retrieved 19 October 2012. ^ Meade, Richard Hardaway (1968). An introduction to the history of general surgery. Saunders. p. 108. OCLC 438114. Aetius of Amida, who lived in the sixth century A.D. and was the first Greek physician who was a Christian, had a chapter on aneurysms in his book on surgery. ^ Plant, Ian Michael (2004). Women Writers of Ancient Greece and Rome: An Anthology. University of Oklahoma Press. p. 229. ISBN 9780806136219. Aetius: A Greek from Amida (in Mesopotamia), who wrote on philosophy in the mid- sixth century AD in Alexandria. ^ Kueny, Kathryn M. (2013). Conceiving Identities: Maternity in Medieval Muslim Discourse and Practice. SUNY Press. p. 340. ISBN 9781438447872. Greek physician Aetius of Amida (ca. sixth c. CE) likewise recommended rubbing an ointment made from pome— granate to prevent conception ^ Photius, cod. 221 ^ tetrab. iii. serm. i. 24, p. 464 ^ tetrab. ii. serm. iii. 110, p. 357 ^ Alexander of Tralles, xii. 8, p. 346 ^ see Du Cange, Gloss. Med. et Inf. Latin. ^ tetrab. ii. serm. iv. 50, p. 404 ^ tetrab. iv. serm. m. 14, p. 762 ^ Withington, Edward Theodore (1894). Medical History from the Earliest Times: A Popular History of the Healing Art. Scientific Press. p. 130. aetius medical. ^ Lawrence, J.J. (1905). "Medical brief". The Medical Brief: A Monthly Journal of Scientific Medicine and Surgery. Boston: Harvard University. 33: 166. Retrieved 2007-11-04. ^ Kudlien, Franz (1970). "Aetius of Amida". Dictionary of Scientific Biography. 1. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons. pp. 68–69. ISBN 0-684-10114-9. ^ Riddle, John M. (1997). Eve's Herbs: A History of Contraception and Abortion in the West. Harvard University Press. pp. 55, 203. ISBN 0-674-27026-6.  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Smith, William, ed. (1870). "Aetius". Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. External links[edit] Olivieri's CMG Greek text (1935-1950) [1] History of Magic and Experimental Science, Part 2, by Lynn Thorndike who reviewed both Aetius and Galen Authority control BIBSYS: 95005620 BNE: XX5584650 BNF: cb12515722z (data) CANTIC: a11758636 GND: 100935516 ISNI: 0000 0001 2095 8150 LCCN: n84805620 NTA: 071712658 RERO: 02-A012353468 SELIBR: 355928 SUDOC: 067062547 Trove: 971387 VcBA: 495/46193 VIAF: 79115278 WorldCat Identities: lccn-n84805620 Retrieved from "https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Aëtius_of_Amida&oldid=992467026" Categories: Byzantine physicians 575 deaths Ancient Greek science writers 6th-century Byzantine people 5th-century Byzantine scientists 5th-century Byzantine writers 5th-century physicians 6th-century Byzantine scientists 6th-century Byzantine writers 6th-century physicians Hidden categories: Articles with short description Short description is different from Wikidata Articles containing Ancient Greek (to 1453)-language text All articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases Articles with specifically marked weasel-worded phrases from February 2020 Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the DGRBM Wikipedia articles incorporating a citation from the DGRBM without a Wikisource reference Wikipedia articles incorporating text from the DGRBM Wikipedia articles with BIBSYS identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNE identifiers Wikipedia articles with BNF identifiers Wikipedia articles with CANTIC identifiers Wikipedia articles with GND identifiers Wikipedia articles with ISNI identifiers Wikipedia articles with LCCN identifiers Wikipedia articles with NTA identifiers Wikipedia articles with RERO identifiers Wikipedia articles with SELIBR identifiers Wikipedia articles with SUDOC identifiers Wikipedia articles with Trove identifiers Wikipedia articles with VcBA identifiers Wikipedia articles with VIAF identifiers Wikipedia articles with WORLDCATID identifiers Year of birth unknown Navigation menu Personal tools Not logged in Talk Contributions Create account Log in Namespaces Article Talk Variants Views Read Edit View history More Search Navigation Main page Contents Current events Random article About Wikipedia Contact us Donate Contribute Help Learn to edit Community portal Recent changes Upload file Tools What links here Related changes Upload file Special pages Permanent link Page information Cite this page Wikidata item Print/export Download as PDF Printable version Languages Català Deutsch Ελληνικά Español Esperanto Français Gàidhlig Galego Bahasa Indonesia Italiano Latina Mirandés Português Русский Svenska Edit links This page was last edited on 5 December 2020, at 12:16 (UTC). 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