lyrischer Personnamen [1929]), the name is given by Kühn as “Arrabianus,” presumably due to
“Arabianus,” attested from the 2nd c. CE (LGPN 2.48, 4.40); cf. Arabaia ̄s (Solin 2003: 1.667,
2nd/3rd c. CE). Gale ̄n, Antid. 2.12 (14.179–180 K.) records the scorpion antidote, contain-
ing galbanum, terebinth, myrrh, raw sulfur, etc., of ΑΡΑΒΑΘΗΒΑΙΟΥ, probably
Arabbaiou, with a marginal “ΑΘΗ” taken into the text. C 5.18.16 records the emolli-
ent of an anonymus Arabs, probably a mistake by Celsus for “Arabaios.” The complex kidney-
pill cited by A, in Gale ̄n CMLoc 10.1 (13.324 K.), from “a Macedonian” more
likely belongs to T or Z.
Fabricius (1726) 78, 85.
PTK
A ⇒ F A
Arrianus (210 – 220 CE)
Poet who translated V’ Georgics into Greek. His other works included an epic about
Alexander the Great, and a panegyric for “Attalos of Pergamon,” presumably a late Attalos
like Claudius Attalos Paterculianus, governor of Thracia and Cyprus under Elagabalus.
FGrHist 143F15; SH 207; S. Swain, “Arrian the epic poet,” JHS 111 (1991) 211–214.
Philip Thibodeau
Arruntius Celsus (200 – 350 CE)
P C quotes a short fragment in Latin (de fig. num., 9) from an
unnamed work (metrological or philological) of an Arruntius, on the etymology of sestertius.
He is probably Arruntius Celsus, a grammarian who wrote on Terence and V. Priscian
derives the word sestertius from semis tertius, based on Arruntius’ claim that the sestertius “long
ago” was worth two asses and a half (dupondius et semis), “when the denarius was ten asses.”
RE 2.1 (1895) 1265 (#16), G. Goetz; PLRE 1 (1971) 194; BNP 2 (2003) 30 (#II.9), P. Gatti.
Mauro de Nardis
Arsenios (300 – 400 CE)
Greek physician, prescribed pessary laxatives used by Arsinoë and Saluina (pseudo-
T p. 338.4 Rose). In his Letter to Nepotianus, in scope similar to the H
O, but Christianizing in tone, Arsenios described the qualities and duties of the ideal
physician, vigilant in study, modest in character and appearance.
RE S.3 (1918) 162 (#2a), R. Ganschinietz; E. Hirschfeld, “Deontologische Texte des frühen
Mittelalters,” AGM 20 (1928) 353–371; BNP 2 (2003) 33–34, V. Nutton.
GLIM
A ⇒ M
Artemido ̄ros (Astron.) (210 – 215 CE)
Wrote a commentary on P’s Almagest, a fragment of which is extant: CCAG 8.2
(1911) 129–130.
Neugebauer (1975) 948–949.
PTK
ARTEMIDO ̄ROS (ASTRON.)