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Mlrum in pIcnTc^ animalium, fcire quarc pctantur : fed &C pcr cunfla quid cauca 

 Elcplias homfnc obuio fortc in folitudine5& fimplicitcr obcrrantc,cIcmcns pl 

 dusqi etiam dcmoftrare uiam traditun Idem ucftigio hominis animaduerfo prius ^ ho 

 mineantremifcercinfidiarumctu,fubfiftcreab 6lfadu,circufpccflare,iras proflare, nec 

 calcarc,fcd crutum proxfmo traderetillum {equenti,nuncio^miIf ufc]^ ad extremum: & 

 tunc aomcn circumagf, & rcuertf, aciemq^ dirigi : adco omniu odori durarc uirus illud 

 maiore ex parte ne nudoru quidem pedum , Sic & tigris ctiam fcris cactcris truculcnta» 

 16 atc^ ipfadcphanti quoqp fpcrnens ucftigfa , hemfnc uifo transferre dfcftur protinus ca 

 tulos.Qud nam modo agnitoCSane mirent ipfam ucftfgf] rarftatc,fed unde fciiit timen* 

 dumefleClmouer6curuclfpfiusconfpe(f^5paucant,tantouiribus,magnftudfne^ueIo^ 



prscftantioresCNimiru hscc cft natura rer5,hxc potentia eius,fcuifsfmas ferarum 



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Lephan ti crcgatim fcmpcr ingrediunt Ducit agm € maximus natu,cogi t etatc pro 

 Jl!/ xfmus. Amnc tranfituri minimos premittut,ne maioru fngrcflu attcrete alucu,crci^ 

 fcat aurgf tfs altf tudo. Antfpater autor cft,duos Antiocho regi in bclhas ufibus celebrc3 

 ctia coanominib.fuifleretcnim nouerc ea*Certc Cato,cum impcj-atoru nomina annalib* 

 20 defcril3cret,eu qui fortifsime pracliatus eflet in punica acie, Suru tradf dit uocat 



dente mutilato. Antiocho uadu fluminis expericnti rcnuit Aiax , alioquin dux agminis 

 emperiTu pronunciatu,cius fore principatu qui trafiflettaufumcp Patroclu ob id phais 



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lcris araeteis,quo maxime gaudet,et rcliquo omni primatu donauit Jllc qui notab 

 inedia mor tc ignomini^ pr^tulit. Mirus nanq? pudor cft , uiduscp uoce fugit uf doris: 



ac uerbcnas porrioit,Pudorc niFnc| nifi in abdito cocunt:mas quinquenniS;focmi 



iia decennis Jnitur aut biennio,quinis(ut ferut^cuiufc^ anni dicbus,ncc amplius : fexto 

 perfundunt amnc.no antc rcduces ad agmc. Ncc adultcria noucre, ulla'ue propter foe^ 

 minas intcr fc prarlia,cet€ris animahb*pcrnicialia:no quia defit illis amoris uis:nancp tra 

 ditur unus amaflTe quanda in i^^gypto corollas ucndcntc.ac nc qs uuloariter dilecla pu* 

 30 tet,miretugrataAriftophani,celeberrimoinarteGrammatica.AHusMeiiandruSyra«« 



cufanu inci^icntis, iuuentx in excrcitu Ptolemei,defiderf u eius^quoticns no uiderct,me 

 dfatcftatus^Etunguentariaquandadfleclalubatradft, Omniu 



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„„dfu a cofpedu,bIandftfx9 incodft2c,ftfpescp,quas populus dcdifltt , fcruat^, & in 

 finu efFuf^.Nec mitu,eflre amore,qufbus fit memorfaadem nanqp tradit,agnitu in ^ne^ 

 cla muUos poft annos,qui redor in iuueta fuiflretJde dfuinatione quanda f uftf tf e.Cum 

 Bochus rcx XXX cIephatis,totide,in quos faruirc inftituerat,ftipitib.alligatos obieciflTe 



procurfantibanter eos qui laceflTeret^no potuiflTc effici , ut.crudelftatf s alf cnae minift 



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ELephantos Italia primu uidit Pyrrhi regis bello, & bouesLucas appcllauit,in Lu^ 

 canis uifos,anno urbis quadringctcfimo fcptuagcfimo fecudo^Romaautin trium;^ 

 pho,feptcm annis ad fuperiorem numerum additis.Eadem plurimos annoj^uingentc^ 

 fimofecundo,ui(floria L^MctclIi potificis in Sicilia de Poenis captos . Centu quadragiti 

 taduo fuere tranfuecaf ratfbus,quas dolioru confcrtis ordinibus impofucrant» Verrius 

 cos pugnaflTein circo,interfcaosqg iaculis traditpcnuria confilf] : quoniam nccp ali pla 

 cuiflit,necK donari rcgibus.LPifo indudos duntaxat in circum,atcp ut cotcmptus eo 

 rum increfceret,ab opcrarijs haftas prarpilatas habcntibus,per circu totum acT:os. Ncc 

 quid dcindeijs faflum fit,autores explicant,quinonputantinierfedos. 



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, Lara cft unius e Romanis dimicatio aducrfus clcphantS, c5 Annibal captiuos 

 50 Ku ftros dimicare inter fe coeaiflfet . Namque unum qui fupercrat, obiccit eleph 





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