Apollonios of Kition

Apollonios of Kition (or Apollonius of Citium; Greek: Ἀπολλώνιος ὁ Κιτιεύς), was a physician (fl. c. 60 BC) belonging to the Empiric school of thought. He studied medicine in Alexandria under the surgeon Zopyrus, but he lived in Kition (now Larnaca).[1] Another theory is that he studied medicine in Kition[2] although it is not clear whether a medical school existed at the time.

It has been suggested by some scholars that this physician is the same person as Asclepiades Titiensis.[3]

Drawing from the book Περὶ Ἄρθρων ("On Joints"). Apollonios is believed to be the main operator.
  1. ^ Strabon, Geographia, 14,6.3
  2. ^ Kypros Chrysanthis. From the History of Cypriot Medicine, Nicosia 1983
  3. ^ Irby-Massie, Georgia L.; Keyser, Paul T., eds. (2008). "Asklepiades Titiensis". Encyclopedia of Ancient Natural Scientists: The Greek Tradition and Its Many Heirs. Taylor & Francis. p. 170. ISBN 9781134298037.