Ĕrăsistrătus, i, m., = Ἐρασίστρατος, a famous physician of Alexandria in the time of Ptolemy Lagus, the founder of a medical school, Plin. 29, 1, 3, § 5; Val. Max. 5, 7 ext. 1; Cels. praef. 3, 4; 4, 4 et saep.