---
name: Aëtius of Amida
name_greek: Ἀέτιος ὁ Ἀμιδηνός
eul_aid: vhc
canonical: "https://eulogikon.org/authors/aetius-of-amida-vhc"
period: Late Antique
dialect: Technical Koine
works_count: 14
license: "https://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/"
---

# Aëtius of Amida

*Ἀέτιος ὁ Ἀμιδηνός*

**eul_aid:** `vhc` · [HTML page](https://eulogikon.org/authors/aetius-of-amida-vhc)

Aëtius of Amida, a 6th century Byzantine physician and medical writer. His major compilation survives. Free to read and download from the Greek library archive.

## Works

- [Medical Book I](https://eulogikon.org/works/aetius-amida-medical-book-1-vhc-am) — *Ἰατρικὸν Βιβλίον Αʹ* · `vhc-am`
- [Medical Book II](https://eulogikon.org/works/aetius-amida-medical-book-ii-vhc-ag) — *Ἰατρικὸν Βιβλίον Βʹ* · `vhc-ag`
- [Medical Book III](https://eulogikon.org/works/aetius-amida-medical-book-iii-vhc-ac) — *Ἰατρικὸν Βιβλίον Γʹ* · `vhc-ac`
- [Medical Book IV](https://eulogikon.org/works/aetius-amida-medical-book-iv-vhc-ah) — *Ἰατρικὸν Βιβλίον Δʹ* · `vhc-ah`
- [Medical Book IX](https://eulogikon.org/works/aetius-amida-medical-book-ix-vhc-ai) — *Ἰατρικὸν Βιβλίον Θʹ* · `vhc-ai`
- [Medical Book V](https://eulogikon.org/works/aetius-amida-medical-book-v-vhc-an) — *Ἰατρικὸν Βιβλίον Εʹ* · `vhc-an`
- [Medical Book VI](https://eulogikon.org/works/aetius-amida-medical-book-6-vhc-aj) — *Ἰατρικὸν Βιβλίον Ϛʹ* · `vhc-aj`
- [Medical Book VII](https://eulogikon.org/works/aetius-amida-medical-book-vii-vhc-ad) — *Ἰατρικὸν Βιβλίον Ζʹ* · `vhc-ad`
- [Medical Book VIII](https://eulogikon.org/works/aetius-amida-medical-book-viii-vhc-aa) — *Ἰατρικὸν Βιβλίον Ηʹ* · `vhc-aa`
- [Medical Book XI](https://eulogikon.org/works/aetius-amida-medical-book-xi-vhc-ak) — *Ἰατρικὸν Βιβλίον ΙΑʹ* · `vhc-ak`
- [Medical Book XII](https://eulogikon.org/works/aetius-amida-medical-book-12-vhc-ae) — *Ἰατρικὸν Βιβλίον ΙΒʹ* · `vhc-ae`
- [Medical Book XIII](https://eulogikon.org/works/aetius-amida-medical-book-13-vhc-ab) — *Ἰατρικὸν Βιβλίον ΙΓʹ* · `vhc-ab`
- [Medical Book XV](https://eulogikon.org/works/aetius-amida-medical-book-xv-vhc-al) — *Ἰατρικὸν Βιβλίον ΙΕʹ* · `vhc-al`
- [Medical Book XVI](https://eulogikon.org/works/aetius-amida-medical-book-xvi-vhc-af) — *Ἰατρικὸν Βιβλίον ΙϚʹ* · `vhc-af`

## License and provenance

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