The Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists: The Greek tradition and its many heirs

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for this period, he may be identical to the plebian tribune Mamilius who in 55 BCE
helped to pass a bill designed to remedy defects in C’s agrarian legislation of 59 (cf.
Varro, T S). His family, the gens Mamilia, had long-standing ties to
Tusculum.


Ed.: Speranza (1971) 66–68.
M. Cary, “Note on the legislation of Julius Caesar,” JRS 19 (1929) 113–119; HLL §196.4.
Philip Thibodeau


Mandrokle ̄s of Samos (525 – 500 BCE)


Engineer, built a bridge of ships across the Bosporus, for Darius I’s invasion of Skuthia.
H (4.87–89) states that with Darius’ rewards, Mandrokle ̄s commissioned a paint-
ing of his construction work, and dedicated it in the He ̄raion at Samos, one of the earlier
known documentary paintings.


Svenson-Ebers (1996) 59–66; KLA 2.50, K. Hornig.
Margaret M. Miles


Mandrolutos of Prie ̄ne ̄ (585 – 525 BCE)


A, Florida 18.30–35 (DK 11 A 19), records that T’ solar theories were pub-
lished by his student, MANDRAVTVS. The name Mandrolutos is attested (Goulet), and
names in Mandro- are frequent (LGPN).


RE 14.1 (1928) 1041 (#2), O. Kern; DPA 4 (2005) 248, R. Goulet.
PTK


Manetho ̄n (Astrol.) (120 – 140 CE)


Authored an astrological poem Apotelesmatika in Greek hexameters in six books. The name
Manetho ̄n was associated in Egypt with magical revelations, making its occurrence in con-
nection with the Apotelesmatika likely pseudepigraphic; ultimately it appears to recall the
historical M  S. The complete Apotelesmatika survived in a single
medieval copy, but two 3rd c. papyrus fragments preserve passages from Book 4; quotations
by H  T (2.4) and I P (De Opificio Mundi 4.20 and
6.2) also attest to the work’s popularity. The separate books appear to have been composed
by several authors, Books 2 and 3 (depending heavily on D), and perhaps 6,
forming the original kernel (Koechly reordered the books, making these three Books 1–3,
but we refer here to the MS sequence). From a horoscope in Book 6 dating to 80 CE, it
would appear that these oldest books were written during the 2nd c. CE. The Apotelesmatika
is a practical reference rather than a literary effort.


Ed.: A. Koechly, Manethonis Apotelesmaticorum qui Feruntur Libri VI (1858); R. Lopilato, The Apotelesmatica
of Manetho (1998).
Alexander Jones


Manetho ̄n (Pharm.) (300 BCE – 400 CE)


The “Laurentian” list of medical writers (MS Laur. Lat. 73.1, f.142V = fr.13 Tecusan) includes
Manetho ̄n, according to Wellmann’s emendation, followed by Nechepso (sc. P) and


MANETHO ̄N (PHARM.)
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