Alexias ( Greek: Ἀλεξίας) was an ancient Greek physician who was a pupil of Thrasyas of Mantinea, and lived probably around the middle of the 4th century BC. [1] Theophrastus mentions him as having lived shortly before his time, and speaks highly of his abilities and acquirements. [2] He was said to have equalled his master Thrasyas in the science of botany, and to have exceeded him in other areas. [3]
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Alexias ( Greek: Ἀλεξίας) was an ancient Greek physician who was a pupil of Thrasyas of Mantinea, and lived probably around the middle of the 4th century BC. [1] Theophrastus mentions him as having lived shortly before his time, and speaks highly of his abilities and acquirements. [2] He was said to have equalled his master Thrasyas in the science of botany, and to have exceeded him in other areas. [3]
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