Mnesitheus (; 4th century BC) of Athens, was a Greek physician, who probably lived in the 4th century BC, as he is quoted by the comic poet Alexis.ap. Athenaeus, x. p. 419 He belonged to the Dogmatic school of medicine.Galen, Introd. c. 4, vol. xiv. p. 683, De Venae Sect. adv. Erasistr. c. 5. vol. xi. p. 163 He enjoyed a great reputation, and was particularly celebrated for his classification of diseases.Galen, ad Glauc. de Meth. Med. i. 1, vol. xi. p. 3 He wrote a work "On Diet," Περὶ Ἐδεστῶν, or, according to Galen,Galen De Alim. Facult. ii. 61, vol. vi. p. 645 Περὶ Ἐδεσμάτων, which is several times quoted by Athenaeus.Athenaeus, ii. 54, 57, iii. 80, 92, 96, 106, 121, viii. 357, etc. He wrote another work, "On Tippling",Athenaeus, xi. 483 in which he recommended this practice. He is frequently mentioned by Galen, and generally in favourable terms; as also by Rufus of Ephesus, Aulus Gellius,Aulus Gellius, xiii. 30 Soranus of Ephesus,Soranus, De Arte Obstetr. pp. 184, 201 Pliny,Pliny, H. N. xxi. 9 Plutarch,Plutarch, Quaest. Nat. c. 26, vol. v. p. 334 and Oribasius.Oribasius, Coll. Medic. viii. 9, 38, pp. 342, 357 His tomb was still existing in Attica in the time of Pausanias.Pausanias, Att. c. 37. §3
A physician of this name from Cyzicus in Mysia is quoted by Oribasius.Oribasius, Coll. Medic. iv. 4, p. 251
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