Anthimus

Byzantine physician

PersonhumanQ343875

Also known as Antimo Medico

Born: 450
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1.Stated in Virtual International Authority FileRetrieved 2018-05-25
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Died: 534
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1.Stated in Virtual International Authority FileRetrieved 2018-05-25
2.Stated in opac.vatlib.it
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, 534
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1.Stated in opac.vatlib.it
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Birthplace: Constantinople
Citizenship: Byzantine Empire
Occupation: physician writer
, physician
, ambassador
Languages spoken, written or signed: Latin

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Anthimus was a Byzantine Greek physician at the court of the Ostrogoth king Theodoric the Great and that of the Frankish king Theuderic I, noted for his authorship of On the Observance of Foods, a valuable source for Late Latin linguistics as well as Byzantine dietetics.

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Sex or gender: male
Writing language: Latin
Late Latin
Greek
Copyright status as a creator: copyrights on works have expired applies to jurisdiction: worldwide
Given name: Antym

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