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Caecilius Bion (Ancient Greek: Βίων) of a writer whose country is unknown, but who is mentioned by Pliny the Elder among the external sources (Auctores Externi) he consulted for his own works.[1]
Of his date it can only be said that he must have lived some time in or before the first century CE. He wrote a work titled On the Properties of Plants and other Medicines, which is not now extant, but which was used by Pliny.[1] He is implied to have been an expert on the geography of north-east Africa.[2]
Some scholars have speculated whether he is the same person as Bion of Soli.
References
[edit]- 1 2 Pliny the Elder, Natural History xxviii, 28.57
- ↑ Budge, Ernest Alfred Wallis (1907). The Egyptian Sûdân: Its History and Monuments. Vol. 2. K. Paul, Trench, Trübner & Company, Limited. p. 348. Retrieved 2026-07-19.
This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Greenhill, William Alexander (1870). "Bion, Caecilius". In Smith, William (ed.). Dictionary of Greek and Roman Biography and Mythology. Vol. 1. p. 487.