Cameld, If. Lik I. jjf 



Stej^banus §e lofephus Antiqultatam lib. 4. Suetoniusjn Tiroj Tarrhachfam (mqult) $1 Gamftkn vtbes vaHdiifi. 

 'rraslLidjesin potefta em ccdegk.Videtucfane hxcerhm acameloappeUaca, quam Hcbra?i g^anoal vocant. De 

 aingan ci»vico Pcriidispaulofapcriusinhoccapice dixi.Carauana.camelorutjiagnienapud Turcas,, 



b. Saiiufliurn mirari foleo, qui Romanos (ub Luculjp imperatore in Afia priiTium canielos vidiffc. fcnhitp 

 r rhici; ajmfortcnoneos primunaquicum Scjpione Antiochum deuicereT neque iterum quicum Archelaoad 

 > •chomcDam & Chxroneam nupcr conreruerunt, coguouifle camelum, Pi 



' «tei nomenin Aulonij csrminibuslegi. Leucrieuta: caputcft mejiuro , Piinius : vel yt ^olonus , ca- 

 n. Xflt,a>jAK TT^or^Tcv Ariftophancs in Vef^isPhilocleoni attribiiic , cuius corporis partes veluti mon-' 

 *:.iius deicnbic : fcholia ^^uozoiaMjBv rlwxduYj^ov }(^j hc<^^ efle docent .; id cft camclum libidino- 

 icruido anoefTe.- fpeciem habet prductbij in iibidiuofosifed plebeia: tuEpitudinis, idcoque honcftis 

 jus vitandi. - , , ■ 



f,^ A.'pv ■vsi yMiAnhot i<pol5isv^ovov^\':rrsr>ig,8cc.Xmop\ion de Inftitutione Cyd Ubro 7. NosJfa vertlrou^- Ct* 

 ilia hilquamterfoiiequlserant. Nam qaiinfidcbanceis.ncquecar^ebanc boftiatn eqnicns, necabJpfiscse,- 

 .e9iintur,cumequusriulluspropius accederpc. Hoc quanquam cunc vdle vifum eft, nullus tamen vir honeftus 



. ^ _ , . _ ■ *V>j;>«9^i/, ideftCameU 



et» sm, q-ias Agelilaussn Gru:ciam lecum ab(^userac, tum captjE funt. , Hehogabalus fcrcur iunxiire camelos qu«- 



buswjiiEberer. Quod cootumelis genusByzintij in Arfac^m Armcniura, proditionis conuiaum; prompljE 

 qaa,; ioquejaiperatotlaftinianus, Cs-Isus. Simileminfamis notamin Afiuo fupra pftendi. Caput Gebanitv 

 ruaiTtiomnaabeftadazanpftrilictorisluda-a^oppido lxxx. xxvii. m. pail. quod diuidicurin raanfiones c^- 

 jnt loium Lxii. Piinius 11. 14. circaHocm : Etmox, Sumptusinlingulcscamelosdenariiim dclxxx. adno- 

 trumliitusGolifgit. Mantiu, iuquic Siponcinus, itcr ctl vniusdici. Idem iat»ciiatUm Pim?j locumfic legirp 

 be(UG;.zi,6fc. M. d. xxxvn, n^ilhapaftuum^quoddiuiditur inmanfiones camelorum fexagintaduas.Hinc 

 i^!P'poteftitercamelivniusdieieireciccicerquidragint4aucpa.uI6ampIiasmilltafa{^^^ 

 vc indu.n cuius calcuUcionem bis mille quinget5Ca& iriginta fep' cm millia panuum legendum mlhi videtur: auc 

 'r 'noresmanfionesfacenda:. Um- clv£Ksiiji,:^hii\i^^(^ uv HcnTij^^^^^ cican?:cSuida: Medienim vcne- 



inc camesis mucd». Garadari^dicuntur qui camelos equitant inacie , ^o^ixnAnaJi Hetodiano libro 4. poftunt & 

 uiiw>iAoK5wo' dici,vt ArabiapopoIi.K<3iw^^ camclosagtc vel ducit. Arabiam fterilem Arabcs Scenitne 



canu^iorurn pa{lore.s habicanv, Strabo hb. i^T. K/«^jx)iA>iAi»ff^<;t munusinftitutum eratim 



dis & comportandis in expeditionibus publicis, lareconfulti titulo De muneribus, camclariam dicont ,camelo- 

 rnrncurAt onem, qaaspubIicapecuniaa!ebantur,&camelarioscuratoresipfos. Qgod munus.inquit Arcadiu?p 

 p . t:io\ia'ecft. S uit qatc^melafia diciarbitrentur camclorua-j pra;bendora,m munus cabellatijs publicistrat!»,- 

 riui tendis.C^tlms. jCamelaliurn eil apud Ammlanu'm Matceilinum hbro 17. Fadam,inquic,cunceit.af deindc 

 voiasannifiimifate,vtpra;terioiiian€moGt!lisq^icquamexprt.mereconare£urcameU nomine iniquc; Ap- 

 p4vetexadtionisgenuseffe.Inun^atiocameicrumoperiettc,droiTicdarijiMad!am&Hfta.Efa.d^^^^ 

 4^ h. ArphaltiteslacusanimaInonhabct:nihilineoimmergipQteft,t3uri etiam cameh'que itrspune ibiflul-' 

 tanc,Solinas. Arabes pinguesacfaginacoscamelosin aialgnotidieifaccificab^nr:nuptura virginescatTielisde.o«, 

 pcopitisbau.Gyrildus S.igarentesquotannis lummaaduerfus Miricruam obferuantiaeicelcbranEcamclQrum 

 cercamen : enimuexo velociffimi apud eos procceancur, Aehauus. 



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iipolog<» de cameiis, q ii per oracorem cocnuapoftalarunt a Ibuc, qui oftenfus ftulta poftulationeaures quoque 

 icieciiic Camcium Badttianam, nc^tl;^ca^<iv ^vB-i^aTroy , ideft bicolorera hominem, veniffe in proucrbium ia 

 ^^yptiahiftoria animadoertimus: aduerfuscos quidem, quiea promunt, qux admirationi putant fuiura,re 

 $Q autemipfavel meticuiofi funtvel pianc ridicuU. Adagium rationem habct eiufmodi: Ptolemjcus Lagi duo 

 q j^d sm mufitacain Aegyptum induxit, camelum Bidrianam infignitcr nigram; bicolorcm i:em hominemy 

 ita vcmedietasquidsra cxsqujlibriofuramcforccnigra,reliquaportioalbedinem prafcrrec cximiam. Conae- 

 rientibasigicucin iheatcum Acgyptijs, aliavtiquc non pauca fpedaculodignaexhibuit: Oemum ftuporcm 

 n .juitace rei, ac inuificatae fpecie inuedurus,camelum produxit & femialbum hominem. Cseterura Acgyptij 

 camehafpe(aurerriti,pauio rainus profiliences mandarunt fugar prafidium ,ctiam{i auroeflctornataegrcgic,; 

 acpurpurainftc3ta,frenoquoquelapinisinterlucentibusconfpicuo,echefaurisDarij tegis, vel Cambyfx, auE 

 ipfiusCyri. Adhorain{saucemilHusitacoIocibusdiftin6ti,&(vc ficdixcrim ) variegati incuitum,partim fufius 

 ^ riferuncpartiiTivtraonftrificum quiddamauerfaci funt. Hinc Luclanus , A£%/k« j\^}j^ji^Ti;.ucv:ta^»?A(^&</A/^^^^ 

 ffo Sumveritus,iRqaic, nehbelli mei perinde fiantac camelus apud Aegyptios, iiscc Carlius, Camclus vet 



icabiQfa coraplurium afinorura geftaconera, hSc<k'(W>]A(^ 4''''6^'^'^ oW^ prouerbiuroin. 

 Afiaofoprartlatum. Perfij carmen, TollerecemprimH^ptpereJlitentecamelo, Erafmuscitacinprouerbio^^>t<K-=- 

 Tz*yu£3,u5i/})?,quodexponicA fubeunce portum naui,& refercadceleritacem cju^ ad qusefturo plurimum Vftleat»" 

 Era(St ) proaerbio,vtlpfeait,a n^gotiacorum diligentia.qui merces ftatim emunt ab ipfis oautis in portum appcK 

 iencibos Nonaliumaucemhuiusprouetbiiauthorem vclccftemcicar,qu£im Suidam:cuiusvetba commcmort* 

 t)0 , VI Efafmi error intelligarur iic igicur fctibic, Ktt^ y.amlvof^ivyig,, A«7r« oti dv Kail^vig >tg^^(^3 ruv if*-^. 

 Tti^wv -.1 ji^in7>D<:po^,o'i! Koi^TT^^uou^^; 'T>K yi^i ^T? «V Kali^aim >cg^4t^ ^jy*'^'''''''?/. hoceft vtnosconuertiiiius.' A Qauiquae 

 fabrnergi incipic,fubaudi, quicquid acceperis lucruro cft : duda roetaphorak mcrcatoribus, qui^naui 

 iam fabmergenda, quicquid abftulerint, in lucro ponunt. Fcfellit Erafmum KumlviS-aji yerbum^q'uo4»|>4 

 pdlcrc cx|>oajc , & potcqm rubitc; qtioniam aliqtjando rim|)Ucitcr fubite velingcedi iig^ijficat ; C9tcEi{R),4q t[s|q| 



