A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology

Smith, William

A Dictionary of Greek and Roman biography and mythology. William Smith, LLD, ed. 1890

(Ἰάκωβος).

1. Of ALEXANDRIA, called PSYCHRISTUS or PSYCOCHRISTUS, a physician who lived in the reign of the emperor Leo I. Thrax (A. D. 457-474), mentioned by Photius Bibl. Cod. 242), and by Tillemont, who has supplied many references respecting him. (Hist. des Emp. vol. 6.376.)