Acesias

Acesias (Greek ) was an ancient Greek physi­cian whose age and country are both unknown.

It is ascertained however that he lived at least four hundred years before Jesus, as the proverb, "Acesias cured him", is quoted on the authority of Aristophanes. This saying (by which only Acesias is known to us) was used when any person's disease became worse instead of better under medical treatment, and is mentioned in the Suda, Zenobius, Diogeniantis, Mi­chael Apostolius, and Plutarch.

It is possible that an author bearing this name, and mentioned by Athenaeus as having written a treatise on the Art of Cooking, may be one and the same person, but of this we have no certain information.