m-anteIcpliantIminofes"quesap^d[lantnothos>Plin. Vitamitioribus popuHs Indorum multipartita dc^iturj 

 Gcnusvnumcftfemiferumjacplenumlaborisimmenfi venandielephantesdomandiq;. lisarantjijsinuehijtur, 

 ha:cmaximenouerepccuaria,ijsdimicant,militantc|, profinibus.Dciedumin belua,vires& xtas atq; magnitu- 

 dofaciuntjPlin."Elephantemfubiugum&vinculaduciNcarcliusfcribit, Strabo.vbiGrsEcuscodexhabet^aycSr 

 ^uywi' (lego ^ forte 'Mf^yiAng : fed locus videtur corruptus. Oppianus libro quinto de pifcationc 

 clephantem fubiugum mitti fcribitjmuloru inftar. Muiiere eam prxltare exilliraant lndi,qu^ munusab amante 

 ciephantem acceperit, vt Nearchus refert: fcd hic fermo cotrariuseft illi qui equum & clephantum regibus dun- 



rioiura inuiienuus viuclui,ii vuiuaivjniKt tit|jiiaiiL4 yi ctiw ui^uti iM»^^^"^»^ -^** ^ j.iivia».jo. Quadrig2«-jv- 

 phantorum Gordiano decret^e funt, vtpote qui Perfas viciifet, vt triumpho Perfico triumpharet : Mifitheo aute 

 quadri^a equorum & triumphahs currus,Iulius Capitolinus. Anthologij Gr^ci hb.i.fcftione ^p.in bellum,Phi- 

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Indielephantisdimicant,railitantq; pro finibus , vt paulo antc ex Plinio rctuli. NouifTimalndixgente Gan- 

 garidum Calingarum regio Partalis vocatur:regi elephanti feptingcnti in procindu bcUorum excubant,Plinius 

 & Solinus. Rex Palibotr^ omnibusdiebus elephantorum odo millia adfiipendium vocat,Solinus. Indiomnes, 

 Guicunq;pr£editifuntregiapoteftate, nonfinemaximoelcphantorum numeromilitarem agitant difcipUnam, 

 Idem. Vltrahosfiti funt Modub«,Mohnd*,&c. rex horum elephantos quadringetos in armis habet,Phn. Anti- 

 paterauthor efi:,duos elcphantos Antiochoregi in bellicis vfibus celcbres ctia cognominibusfuifle retcnim no- : 

 ucrc ea.Cefte Catoicum imperatoru nominaanimalibus defcriberet,eum qui fortilfime praefiatus elTetin Puni- 

 ca"acic,Sutrum tradidit vocatum,altero dentemutilato,P]in. Quidam feflores fuos excuflbs contra vim hofl:ium 

 tutati funt,& fefe pro illis in mortem obiecerunt: aliquifublatos e prjeho extulerunt ad fepulturam,Arrian. Ele- 

 phan ti quidam aurigas fuos , qui in confli^aibus fanguine exhauflii cadunt , fublatos c pugna cripiunt ac feruant, 

 Suntquidefenderint&feruarinteos quifpatiuminterantcrfores!pforumpedesfubiuerant,Strabo.CumPorus 

 Indorum rex,in pra:lio,quod cum Alexandro<ommiferat,muItis telis confixus eflret:elephantus quo vehebatur, 

 etfi fane mukis etiam ipfe fagittis vulneratus crat, defixatamen in corpore Poritela, leniter& cautepromufcido 

 extrahere non prius defl:itit,quam dominumintellexiflct,ex redundanti fanguinis profufione,debilitari, & cua- 

 iiefcere. Itaq; lcniter & fenfim fe inflexit,vt neex alto decidens , Pori corpus graui cafu aflfligeretirr magis. Cum 

 autemPyrrhus Epirotarum rex ad Argos occubuiflet, in eo conflidu elephantus fuit , quifeflbrem fuum tanto- 3 

 pere amaret,vt non prius, quamuis auriga iam cecidiflfet, currere omiferit , quam fuum nutritium ex hoftibus & 

 feruaflet,&intrafinesamicosrcportaflet.Turrigeros eIephantorummiramurhumcros,Plin. Domitimilitant, 

 & turres armatorum in hofles ferunt,magnaq; cx parte Orientis bella conficiunt. Profiernunt acics,proterut ar- 

 matos. lidem minimo fuisftridore terrentur,vulncratiq; & territi retro femper cedunt,haud minorc partiu fua- , 

 rufh pernicie.Plinius. Equorum & elephantorum infignis vfus efl ad pugnas: dudor clephanti, elephantagogus 

 vocatur:& qui eis prsEficitur elephantarches,Pollux. Elephantarchas quida fedecim elephantis praseflefcribunt: 

 & munus ipfum elephantarchian vocant.|Quantum fitrobur corporis elephanti tum,ad alios timi bellicos vfus, ' 

 capitetertio expofui. Militaris elephantusdorfo fuo vclnudotres bellatores fert,aherum dextra,alterura finiftra , 

 pusnantem,tertiumretroverfusbcllantem,acfimul quartu manibusmoderaminatenentem: ficq;illisbeluam 1 

 diri2cntem,tanquam nauem dauo nauicularium^reiq; nautic^c peritum, Aehan. Pugnantonufti turribus, qui- ^ 

 bus decem aut etiam quindecim Indici horaines fuperftant,qui ex turribus tanquam propugnaculis in hoftes ia- 

 culantur,aut arcu fagittas torquent,Philoftratus. Cum cos ad bellu Indi armant,in clitellas, geminis cx fcrro ca~ 

 tenisinfraaluum cinaas,vtrinq; tanqua caueam figneam imponunt,atq; ad collum aUigant,fingulas caueas ter-= 

 ni railites insrediuntBir: in vtriufq; medio auriga fedet,qui beiuam patrio fermonealloquitur, & cu progredien- 

 aumautrcgrediendumeft,oftendit:Ferias,inquit,hunc:abiUoabftinemanum. Iteraq;: lnhosmuade,abijste : 

 continc. Atq; eamagnitudinetanquamcafteUumaIiquandodorfoconftituunt,vtvelquindecimexco arraati • 

 homiiles pugnent, quod cum pugnam committere moliuntur, aflcribus fuperititegunt: ad promufcidem lorica 

 circummunitamdiftri£lHs..gladiuslongitudineduorura cubitorum,craflitudinehuman2;palmxaUigatur.Ncq; 

 modo foemina maribus ferociores, fed ad onerum veaiones etiam fortiores exiftimantur, Gflhus & Vartoman- 

 nus Scdvterfcxusfortiorautrobuftiorfitinquifiuimusfupracap.3. Fffimina aptiorcftgeftandisonenbusbelli- } 

 cis mas vero ipfis prxIijs,vtpote animofior & procerior,Obfcuru£. De clephantis,quibus rex Porus m pr^lio ad- , 

 uerfus Alexandrum vfus eft, mentionem facit Plutarchus in vita Alexandri. tlephantiin praslijshomincsalios 

 conculcant,aliosprobofcideeleuatosrurfusintcrram allidunt HeUodorusiibrononoAethiopicorura,inpr^- 

 lij cuiufdam Aethiopura aduerfusPerfas dcfcriptione de elephantis h^cfcribit. Koc^cvvisfJolvjiv TWfr^^pl^ng ixi- 



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