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Philumenus

Philumenus ( ), a Greek physician, mentioned by an anonymous writer as one of the most eminent members of his profession. Nothing is known of the events of his life, and with respect to his date, as the earliest author who quotes him is Oribasius, it can only be said that he must have lived in or before the 4th century. It was thought that none of his work survived until 1907 when a manuscript of excerpts of his work De venenatis animalibus eorumque remediis (On poisonous animals and their remedies) was discovered in the Vatican library (codex Vaticanus gr. 284) by the German scholar Max Wellmann, who published an edition in 1908. Numerous fragments are preserved by Aëtius Amidenus. He is quoted also by Alexander of Tralles, and Rhazes.

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Philumenus ( ), a Greek physician, mentioned by an anonymous writer as one of the most eminent members of his profession. Nothing is known of the events of his life, and with respect to his date, as the earliest author who quotes him is Oribasius, it can only be said that he must have lived in or before the 4th century. It was thought that none of his work survived until 1907 when a manuscript of excerpts of his work De venenatis animalibus eorumque remediis (On poisonous animals and their remedies) was discovered in the Vatican library (codex Vaticanus gr. 284) by the German scholar Max Wellmann, who published an edition in 1908. Numerous fragments are preserved by Aëtius Amidenus. He is quoted also by Alexander of Tralles, and Rhazes.

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  1. publication date: 1908 — source: Wikipedia · confidence 0.95

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  1. Summarise the article in your own words. Which single claim would you verify first, and why?
  2. The record states that the publication date is "1908". What evidence would count against this claim?
  3. Which claim in this article is most likely to be revised as the sources update? How would you check its current status?
  4. If two sources disagreed about one of these facts, what would you need in order to trust one over the other?

Bibliography

  1. Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?oldid=1341926270

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