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worms and dracunculi. The fifth treats of tile book has also been translated into French by Pierre
wounds and bites of venomous animals; also of the Tolet, Lyons, 1539, 12mo. The whole work has
distemper called hydrophobia, and of persons bitten been translated into Einglish by Francis Adalns, of
by dogs which are mad, and by those which are Banchory Ternan, near Aberdeen, with a very
not mad; and also of persons bitten by men. copious and learned commentary, intended to furAfterwards it treats of deleterious substances, nish " a complete manual of the Surgery and
and of the preservatives from them. In the Medicine of the Ancients, with a brief but comsixth book is contained every thing relating to prehensive outline of the sciences intimately consurgery, both what relates to the fleshy parts, such nected with them, especially Physiology, the
as the extraction of weapons, and to the bones, Materia Medica, and Pharmacy." The first volume
which comprehends fractures and dislocations. In was published at London, 8vo, 1834, but this
the seventh is contained an account of the pro- edition was never finished; of the second and
perties of all medicines, first of the simple, then of improved edition, the first volume appeared in
the compound, particularly of those which I had 1844, the second in 1846, and the third and last
mentioned in the preceding six books, and more is expected to appear in the course of the present
especially the greater, and, as it were, celebrated year, 1847, London, 8vo, " printed for the Sydenpreparations; for I did not think it proper to ham Society." (Choulant, lHacdb. der Biickerkunde
treat of all these articles promiscuously, lest it fir die Aeltere.ledicin.) [WV. A. G.]
should occasion confusion, but so that any person PAULUS, AEMI'LIUS. The annexed stemma
looking for one or more of the distinguished prepa- exhibits all the persons of this name descended
rations might easily find it. Towards the end are from the consul of B. c. 302. The only two sons
certain things connected with the composition of that Paulus Macedonicus left were adopted into
medicines, and of those articles which may be sub- other gentes, and the family-name in consequence
stituted for one another, the whole concluding with perished with him. It was, however, revived at a
an account of weights and measures." (Adams's later period in the family of the Lepidi, who beTranslation.) Of these books the sixth is the most longed to the same gens, and was first borne by
valuable and interesting, and contains at the same L. Aemilius Paulus, the brother of the triumvir;
time the most original matter. His reputation but as this Aemilius and his descendants belonged
amlollg the Arabials seems to have been very great, to the family of the Lepidi, and not to that of the
and it is said that lie was especially consulted Pauli, they are inserted under the former head.
by midwives, whence he received the name of [LEPIDUS, Nos. 16, 19, 22.]
IoJ7Jl~ Al-;kafibCeli, or " the Accoucheiir." 1. MI. AEMILIUs L. F. PAULuS, consul B. C. 302.._J 2. with M. Livius Denter, defeated near Thuriae the
(Al-l-TFara;j, 1. c.) Hie is said by the Arabic JLacedemonian Cleonymus, who +was ravaging the
authorities to have written a work, "De MIli- coast of Italy with a Greek fleet. In the followerllm MorI~bis," alld aiiother, "Deo Pueruleoim ing year, B. C. 301, in which year there were no
ivendi Ratione atquoe Curationle." His great consuls, Paulus was magister equitum to the dicwork * was translated into Arabic by HIlonain Ibn tator Q. Fabius Maximus Rulliaius. WChile the
Iswhak, cotmotnly called Joannitius. (See J. G. dictator went to Rome for the purpose of renewing
Wenrich, DoAcutor. cGaecodr. ersionz. (et Con2leitG the auspices, Aemilius was defeated in battle by
Syriec. hobd. A1rien. et Pers., Lips. fvo. 1842.) )the Etruscans. (Liv. x. 1-3.)
An account of the medical opinions of Paulus 2. M. AEMILIUS M. F. L. N. PAULUS, son of
Aegineta may be found in Haller's Billiothl the preceding, was consul B. c. 255 with Ser. FulCIise~urg. vol. i., and Bibliolh. Iledic. Prct. vol. i., vius Paetinus Nobilior, about the middle of the
in Sprengel's Hist. de in bid. vol. ii., and espe- first Punic war. The history of the expedition of
cially in Freind's Hist. of Ph.sic, vol. i. Td e these consuls to Africa, and of their shipwreck on
Greek text has been twice published, Venet. 1528, their return, is given under NonILIoR, No. 1.
fol. and Basil. 1538, fol. There are three Latin. L. AEasILIUS M. F. M. N. PAULUS, son of
translations, which were published altogether nearly No.2, was consul the first time, a.c. 219, with
twenty times in the sixteenth century: 1. that by M. Livils Salinator. He was sent against the
Albcanus Torinus, Basil. 1532, fol.* 2. that by IIllyrians, who had risen again in arms under DeJ. Guinterius Andernacis, Piaris. 1532, fol.; and 3. metrius of the island of Pharos in the Adriatic.
that by Janus Cornarius, Basil. 1556, fol., which Piulus conquered him without any difficulty he
last translation is inserted by H1. Stephens in his took Pharos, reduced the strong-holds of Demetrius,
"Medicae Artis Principes," Paris. 1567, fol. and compelled the latter to fly for refuge to Philip,
Separate editions have appeared in Latin of the first, king of Macedonia. For these services Paulus
second, sixth, and seventh books; and the sixt obtained a triumph oi his return to Rome; but
he was notwithstanding brought to trial along
* This work is said by Abi-l-Faraj (I. c.) to with his colleague M. Livius Salinator, on the
have consisted of nZine books, a statement vh1ici is plea that they had not fairly divided the booty
explained by Fabricius and others, by supposing among the soldiers. Salinator was condemned,
that the seventh book, and either the third or and Paulus escaped with difficulty. (Polyb. iii.
sixth, which are longer than the others, were di- 16-19, iv. 37; Appian, Illyr. 8; Zonar.viii. 20;
vided by the Arabians into two; but perhaps a Liv. xxii. 35.) [DEMETRIUS,PP. 965, b., 966,a.]
more natural way of accounting for the statement In B. C. 216 Aemilius Paulis was consul a
second time with C. Terentius Varro. This was
is to consider -_, "nine" a mere clerical the year of the memorable defeat at at Cannae. [HANNI.BAL, p. 336.] The battle was fought against
the advice of Paulus; and he was one of the many
(with the exception of the diacritical points) almost distinguished Romans who perished in the engageexactly alike. ment, refusing to fly from the field, when a tribune