Hippiatrica

The Hippiatrica () is a Byzantine compilation of ancient Greek writings, or texts, focused on the care and healing of horses.. The texts were probably compiled in the 5th or 6th century AD by an unknown editor.

Contents
The writings of seven authors from Late Antiquity make up the main parts of the Hippiatrica: 1) the veterinary manuals of Apsyrtus, 2) Eumelus (a veterinarian in Thebes, Greece.), 3) Hierocles, 4) Hippocrates, 5) Theomnestus, 6) Pelagonius's Latin text translated into Greek, and 7) the chapter on horses from Anatolius's text on agriculture.. The seven authors allude to the classical Greek veterinarians Xenophon and Simon of Athens. They were also influenced by Hellenistic agricultural literature based on Mago of Carthage. In the 10th century AD, two more writings from Late Antiquity were added to the Hippiatrica: a work by Tiberius and an anonymous set of Prognoses and Remedies ().. The contents of the Hippiatrica focus on practical treatment rather than on medical theory.. Also, the texts in the Hippiatrica come in different styles: proverbs, poetry, incantations, letters, instructions, prooimia, medical definitions, recipes, and reminiscences.. Cheiron, the Greek centaur connected to healing and veterinary medicine, appears twice in the Hippiatrica and a cure called a cheironeion () is named after the mythological creature..

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Category:Biology books
Category:6th-century books
Category:Horses
Category:Classical Greek literature