title: Numenius of Heraclea
text: # 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"
  