Aegimus orAegimius (Αἴγιμος orΑἰγίμιος) was one of the most ancient of theGreek physicians, who is said byGalen to have been the first person who wrote a treatise on thepulse.[1] He was a native ofVelia inLucania, and is supposed to have lived before the time ofHippocrates, that is, in the 5th century BC. His work was entitledΠερί Παλμων (Lat.De Palpitationibus, a name which alone sufficiently indicates its antiquity), which is no longer extant.
Athenaeus (2nd century AD) mentions thatCallimachus (3rd century BC) used to have a work by "Aegimius" that described the art of makingcheesecakes (πλακουντοπουκόν σύγγραμμα),[2] andPliny the Elder mentions a person of the same name who was said to have lived two hundred years;[3] but whether these are the same or different individuals is quite uncertain.[4]
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