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# Claudius Aelian (Κλαύδιος Αἰλιανός)

Roman sophist writing in Greek; his On the Nature of Animals is full of Indian lore.

## Works (3)

- [Claudius Aelian (Αἰλιανός)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.aelian) — 170–235 CE
- [Περι ζωων ιδιοτητος (Περὶ ζῴων ἰδιότητος)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.aelian.de-natura-animalium) — Ancient Greek; 200–235 CE; partly digitised
- [Ποικιλη ιστορια (Ποικίλη ἱστορία)](https://indike.org/pramana/inf.gr.roman.aelian.varia-historia) — Ancient Greek; 200–235 CE; partly digitised

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