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Aelian (Claudius Aelianus), a Roman born ca. AD 170 at Praeneste, was a pupil of the rhetorician Pausanias of Caesarea, and taught and practised rhetoric. Expert in Attic Greek, he became a serious scholar and studied history under the patronage of the Roman empress Julia Domna. He apparently spent all his life in Italy where he died after AD 230. Aelian's "On the Characteristics of Animals, " in 17 books, is a collection of facts and beliefs ...

Aelian (Claudius Aelianus), a Roman born ca. AD 170 at Praeneste, was a pupil of the rhetorician Pausanias of Caesarea, and taught and practised rhetoric. Expert in Attic Greek, he became a serious scholar and studied history under the patronage of the Roman empress Julia Domna. He apparently spent all his life in Italy where he died after AD 230. Aelian's "On the Characteristics of Animals, " in 17 books, is a collection of facts and beliefs ...

Aelian's "Characteristics of Animals is an appealing collection of facts and fables about the animal kingdom that invites the reader to ponder contrasts between human and animal behavior.