ɐkˈoːɹdɪŋ tə ðə sˈuːdə, hiː lˈɪvd ɪnðə tˈaɪm ʌv tɹˈædʒən nˈaɪnti ˈeɪt wˈʌnhˈʌndɹɪd sˈɛvəntˌiːn, wˌɪtʃ ɪz pɹˈɑːbəbli kɚɹˈɛkt, æz ɹˈuːfəs kwˈoʊts zjˈuːksɪs ænd dɪˈɑːskoːɹˌaɪdz, ænd ɪz hɪmsˈɛlf kwˈoʊɾᵻd baɪ ɡˈeɪlən.
According to the Suda, he lived in the time of Trajan (98–117), which is probably correct, as Rufus quotes Zeuxis and Dioscorides, and is himself quoted by Galen.