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hiiiil mitiiis, ftihil ad id qub4 voluhius bbtemperSantiiis eft. Ciim Tiberij C^faHs hepos Cermanicus g!acl'atoru 

 f^edaculiini edidit,plures iam grandes vtriufq; fexus elephanti Rom^ crant.e ciuibus alij pici ic]; gcncran ejctite- 

 f i-uiitjquorumartilsintcreidumcommittebaikurj&confirmabantur.&membrainlirma congnitsnaLumir.pe- 

 Htus tir ad p^rtra(Slandos eorum fenrus,aniraosq;, nunc eos difciplina manfu«:tiori , nuc tcrrorrs & miHFictE ver- 

 berationisplenaexcipicnsjcrudiebat. Primum enim eosmaximaicnitudinc&mojIitudincjCsbo.'; nimirum ilkv 

 cebris & varietatefuauiuminuitamentorum refcrtosinduIgens,ad diiciplinam informabat^vt quid tflit agre- 

 fte,expelleret,exferitatead manfuetudiricm &quaii ad humanitatem quandam transformaret:ficc|; eos modcra- 

 batur,vtferitateexpuifa,difciplinis&muiiccE{ludiooperam darent, tympanorumfono nihil exfcerrercntur, pe- 

 Axim ingrcdicntiumjftrepituiTijcarttumcj; mifcellaneum ferrent: eos praeterea cxcrcebatad no fOrmidahdaro ho- 

 ainum multitudinem. lilavero virilisdifcipiina,n6 adgrauemplagarum i€irum excandcfcere, cuaflos membrS 

 aiiqubd ad faltandum flederc,non rabiofc (cum eifent maximo roborc prccditi j ineitari. Cu magifter elephan- 

 t6rumfpedaculumcdidit,ijtemporcfuofpccimcndsderunt,fcre<5leirtll:itutosefle,iIiumq;infeipliscrudiendis 

 lion operam perdidilTc ollenderunt: nam duodccim riumero theatrum ingreili, compofito gradu incedebai. t, ac 

 toto corpore di{fluebat,tanto ornatu, nimiru ftolisfaltatorijs iriduti, folac^; magifhi fignificat 

 tim inflrudtijVt ferunt,gradiebantur. Ac vero rurfus, fi illis hoc impcraretur,in orbem faltabant,eundCmq: orbe " 

 ad imperantis voccm rcpcteban t, atq; nunc ilores pauimentu ornabant ipargcntcsi nuc modcfte pedi bus terrain 

 pulfantes mufica moderatam falt itionem vnacSfcnfione obibant. Had:enus Aelian. Certum efi: vnam tardiOns 

 ingenij inaccipiendisquxtradcbantur, fiepius cailigatum vcrberibuseade illameditantemnod:urepertu,Plin; 

 Elephantum c^teriquidehocpotiffimummirantur, quoddifcendo &do6i:oribusfepr2ebendo,inhominu cce- 

 »0 tibuseasin geftufiguras&varictatcscifingat,quarumelcgantiamaccopiamvixipfahominii induftria exprin.e- 

 re a«t memoria compledli fa* ilepolTit : ego vero hifcemagis ex affedibus motibuscp , quos iiiapi:e fponte citracj; 

 dodrinamtenct,velutfimplicibus&impermixtisacfynceris,3EftimandambeftisinteII!gent:iamputarim^ Nam 

 Romx certum cft cum haudica pridem ad geftus cjuofda miros indipifccndos, & motus euolutu djfficilhmos in- 

 geminandos antea quidem inftituti fuiftent,vnum tardioris ingenij,quiaa2grius hssc affcquebatur, vbilibct pef- 

 j(imcaudientem,&verberibusfccpecaftigatum,depr€hcnfum nodueade illaexfcfcadlunam meditancem mol- 

 iientem.q;,H3ecPlutarchusinlibro Vtraanimaliu, &c. Vidicgo clephantum cymbaloludcnte, ahosq; ialt.intc^. 

 CymbaIaautemfingaIavrriq;crurianterioriappenfaerant,&aIiudappellataiprol>ofcidi. Ilieaitcrnis vtranq; .ril 

 cruribus cy mbalu probofcidc feriebat numerofe:aiij circumcircafaltantes tripudiabat; & altcrnis anreriora cru- 

 '. ratoilentcsftcctentesq,-numerofeinfirediebatur,itafcilicct vtcymbaloru fonoadmonebantur, Arrianusin fri- 

 dicis. Eiephintummimus Aethiopsiubetfubiiderein genua,&,ambulareper fune, AnntusSenccain ejjifiolis. 

 Mirum maxime&aduerlisquide fanibu>fubirc,fedrcgredimagisutiq;prOnis,i?liH. Illa vcrovelad ridicuie in- 

 ianiendum fpedatore inducere polTint^in theatri harena humilcs ledos fpcdarc,vario ftragulotcxtili & magni- 

 ' ficisoperibuspidoornatos:lautai.tepocula &argenteascrateras,aurcasc];,permultaaqua rep]ctas,mciifj.sq; ma- 

 gnificasjtantopane&carnibusextrudas, vtvci edaciflimoruanimaliura venrrcimplercpotuifl''nt: omnibusica 

 redeapparatis^couiu^intromiflifuntelephantijmaresfexjvirilivcfteindutijtptidcmcj^foeaiina-jfrola multebrt 

 ornatse, dccore epulis accubuere, acin raenfam promufcidestanqua manus porrexerunt , fummaq; cu moJ: ftii 

 €pulatifunt:neq;exipfisquilpiam vifuscftvorax,neq;maiorispartisrapax. Curiicflctbibendu,vnicuiq;Cratera 

 exhibebatur, & hiquide promufcidibuspotionehaurientes, modcratc bibcbant : deinde circunftantesleuitcr & 

 feftiue,finec6tumeliaafpergebant, Aelian.Elephantusomniumferarummitiflimus&plucidiflimus eft:quippe 

 4® qui permulta oflicia & erudiat,& intelligat:quando etiam regc adorare condifcit, Ariftot. Na quod ad docilitate 

 attinct,rcgeadorant,genuafubmittut,coronasporrigunt,Piin. DefuppliceclephanteMartialistetraftichonj 

 Qmdfim^fiipplexele'f>h4SteCi.Jariidordtt HicmedoqmiaHYOtammctmndm trAt: 



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EIcpbantusIndorumregcmadforumeuntem,primusadorat.Huicpr£ecftre<3:or,quiillumhu!usinftitaticom'- 

 raonefacit, ipfiq; mcmoriamdifciplinseinftrumcntiquoillum moderaturpulfu, atq; vocclndorum propriare- 

 nouatjCuius naturaquadamadmirabili recondita elephantiintelligentesfunt, Aelianus. Viginti quatuor cic- 

 phanti Indorumregi pcrmanentcuftodesalternisvigilijs.alijalijsinftationemfucccdetestanquamcietcricufto- 

 deshomines. SapicntiaitemquadamIndicaadvigiliarumdilap'inamerudiuntur,ncintcrculLOdias fomnii ca- 

 piant;Hijgitur ad vigiliasagendaspraeftatiflimi excubitorcs,&afomnoinui£tiirimi,&fecundum horiiincsfidif- 

 50 fimiillicfuntjAelianusi Elephantorum alij paluftres,alij moritani,alijcampeftres. Paludibuscapti, dementes, 

 leucsq;funt:Montani,prauiatq; infidiofi,&nificumpabuliinopiapremunturjnihiltutumabeisexpcclaridum: 

 Campeftresmanfaeti&leneS,&imitationisftudiofi:fcribuntigituratq;tripudiant,&adfiftulxfonitam faiiunc,; 

 feq;aterrafaitandofubleuant,Ph'doftratus. Elephasanimalcftproximum humanis fenfibus. Quippeintciledus 

 illisfermonispatrij,& !mperiot'umobedicntia,ofliciorumq;qu3edidicercmcmoria. Amoris&gloria: voluptas: 

 imo ver6,quGeetiaminhominerara>probitas.prudcntia,^quit<i,9,Plin, luxtafenfum humanura intelleftum ha- 

 feent,memoriapollent,fyderumfcruantdifciplinam,Sohn. AtquiPliniuseoinloco, non difciplinam, fed reli- 

 gioncm venerationemq;fyderum;Solisq;ac Lunxcis efledixerat. Valentfcnfu&rtiiquafagacitatcingenij cx- 

 cellunt,Arifl:ot Suwjt/is^j^jS ^n-nL r.d'A: ^^ov i l\gc5>,x^, Ar. ianus. Nortiinafua nouere. Linguam Indica elepbanti 

 , ' inteIligunt,Aelian. Peruogatum eft.ficut Oprianusait, clephantosinterfeloqui, (^yylwo^<^^dirmix^?c7nitSo!. 

 i^© ■rai/d^y^')>'TflJ4-:eorix vcrocoilocutiO'iem nonomnibusquide,fedfoIisdomitoribusnotacfle:Itemq-, cum vicinifunt 

 ad moriendum,diuiriatidne quadam animi prxfcire fataleneceflitatem. Vidi eiepbantos quofdam,qui pruden- 

 tioresmihi vidcbantur,quamt|uibufdafain tocishoinines,Vartoman> Tantahuic bclluajcumgerierehumano 

 focietas, tamcj; propeacceditadhominisingcriium, vt Cieero non vereaturafHrmare, no paruam nationemho*< 

 minumfcnru acingcnioefle muito inferiorcm.Giliius.Elephanto bciluarum nullaprudetior, Cicero i. deNat. 

 Elcphantorumacutiflimifenfus,ldem i.dcNat. Oinnaim tpuadrupedumfubtditasanimiprsscipnaillisperhibe- 

 tur;Plin. Antipatertraditagnitum inftmedamultospoftaunos,quirt6ioriniuuentafuiflct, Plin. InSyriaele- 

 . phantumfcribit Agnon,cumina:dibuscuiufdamalcrctur,acferj..usquiaddituscuratorcrat,dedemenfoquoti~ 

 <iiefubtraheretjdimidioc|; belluam fraudaret fcdcnim heroiam aliquandopraefentcconfideranteq; demenfum 

 totumfolucret,toruefjentem,acpromufcid3 contrahrntcm,hordcipartem addiramrcpuli{fr,acquam cxadif- 

 70 firaefeparauiflTcferuiiniuriam hocnirairum pa£lo ad herum defcrentem. Alium vero cum iapidcs & terram ma- 



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