Theophanes Nonnus


Theophanes Nonnus or Nonnos, originally Theophanes Chrysobalantes or Chrysobalantites was a Byzantine physician who wrote an outline of medicine dedicated to either Emperor Constantine Prophyrogenitus.

Identity

The extant manuscripts identify the author as Theophanes; the name Nonnus was apparently fabricated by the copyist Andreas Darmarios. The name Chrysobalantes was either an epithet or a variant of the documented Byzantine family name Chrysobalantites.