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Zosimos of Panopolis: Works, Alchemy & Overview
Zosimos of Panopolis (Greek: Ζώσιμος ὁ Πανοπολίτης; also known by the Latin name Zosimus Alchemista, i.e. "Zosimus the Alchemist") was an alchemist and Gnostic mystic. He was born in Panopolis (present day Akhmim, in the south of Roman Egypt), and likely flourished ca. 300 AD. He wrote the oldest known books on alchemy, which he called Cheirokmeta, using…
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