Ὀρειβάσιος

Oreibasios, Oribasius

Translated by David Whitehead10 Jun 2004Vetting: high5 revisions

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Of Sardis,¹ a friend of the Roman emperor Julian,² who installed him as quaestor of Constantinople. He wrote Reply to those who despair of doctors in 4 volumes, To the Emperor Julian in 72 volumes (with an Epitome of them in 9 volumes), To his son Eustathius and On Kingship and On Conditions.

Greek original · Adler’s text

Ὀρειβάσιος, Σαρδιανός, γνώριμος Ἰουλιανοῦ τοῦ Ῥωμαίων βασιλέως καὶ κοιαίστωρ ὑπ' αὐτοῦ κατασταθεὶς Κωνσταντίνου πόλεως. ἔγραψε Πρὸς τοὺς ἀποροῦντας τῶν ἰατρῶν βιβλία δʹ, Πρὸς Ἰουλιανὸν τὸν βασιλέα βιβλία οβʹ, Ἐπιτομὴν αὐτῶν ἐν βιβλίοις θʹ, Πρὸς Εὐστάθιον τὸν υἱὸν καὶ Περὶ βασιλείας καὶ Περὶ παθῶν.

Betacode

*)oreiba/sios, *sardiano/s, gnw/rimos *)ioulianou= tou= *(rwmai/wn basile/ws kai\ koiai/stwr u(p' au)tou= katastaqei\s *kwnstanti/nou po/lews. e)/graye *pro\s tou\s a)porou=ntas tw=n i)atrw=n bibli/a d#, *pro\s *)iouliano\n to\n basile/a bibli/a ob#, *)epitomh\n au)tw=n e)n bibli/ois q#, *pro\s *eu)sta/qion to\n ui(o\n kai\ *peri\ basilei/as kai\ *peri\ paqw=n.

Notes (2)

c.320-c.400; OCD4 Oribasius; FGrH 221; Greek Anthology 16.274.
1Pergamum, rather. ↩
2See generally iota 437. ↩

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6 Aug 2014Revised — David Whitehead
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3 Apr 2008coded title — Catharine Roth
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12 Jul 2004cosmetics, status — Catharine Roth
10 Jun 2004Translated — David Whitehead

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