fri.
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quæ v itia ta fuiflet, ante portant C o llin am v iv a d e fo d e te tu r? C u r Virgines,®
q u it D U L O D O R U S, V c ftæ ü c e rd o t io præfi ce tentut, Plutarchus in VitaNii.
m æ cradit, id fa Z t im c o n jic ie n s ,v d o b p uran i & in co r ru p tam , t 'c lo b fteriku
& infoecLindam ignis naturam. P r iu s , in q u i tA R C H Æ O P H I L U S ,a dm i t ,
tere p o f lem , ièd an pofterius? valdè equidem d u b item ; (Quid enim ? Annon
id eò p otiùs e ftoetis & v ctu lis id là cc rd o tium debuiflet confett i ? A liam adhoc,
fubjecit D U L O D O R U S , C ic e ro rationem fuppeditat L ib .I I .,deL eg .Veftî,
in q u it , co len dæ V irg in e s p ræfun t u t ad v ig ilen t faciliùs a d cu fto d ia in ignis,
H æ c de ætate quidem valere p o f lè n t , regcffit A R C H Æ O P H I L U S , dt
V ir g in ita te valere non p o f lu n t , unde unicæ p utitati ignis inhærendum a®,
trcr , q u o d à co rrupta muliere u t cu tto d ire tu r in d ign um fu e r it v ifum , id-
q u e e o m a g is , q u ô apertiùs c o n f t a t , flagris e.xceptam, fi quæ minus diligentti
ig n em cu fto d iv iflè t. Sed a g e ,q uæ tam rigidis legibus lùb erant,annonôr®
fo litâ h o n o rum p ræeminentiâ fu llè r in t ? Veneranda iànè e tiam in Gemmala-
ciel raa|cftas, nihil v u lg a te p rom ittit. A uth or ita s & honores, inquit DULOD
O R U S , un diquàquc m a x im i fuérc. In tc rvcn tu earum g ra v illîm a diffida
com p o fitâ : Fidei teftam en ta etiam Cæ lâ rum crédita : AuthoritateTribono-
rum ferocia fr a Z a : S a n Z ita t i C o n fu lum fafces fubmiflï : In L u d is peculiars
lo c i affignati ; In p u b lico Carpentis aut Pflentis v e Z æ ; Q uæ om n ia v e l exempts,
v e l idoneis A u th o rum teftim on iis d emon ftrari p o f lè n t , nifi jam nim ium bcnt-
v o la s aures oneràflèm. Succedit
S A C R U M
PALLADI ARTIÜM INVENTRICI
oblatuni.
QU o d Palladem arguere p o ffit , fub jc cit A R C H Æ O P H I L U S , nihil li
coh fp icio . A ra quidem in m ed io v ifitu r .e iq u e h inc adjacens, inde adftans
■Foemina.quarumilla n e lc io q u id m an u ten e t,hæcautemfibiasinflat. 1
te rgo prioris n e ic io q u o d Æ .d ific ium e x fu rg it , & p o ft æ dificium A rbo r, cui C»
mena appenfa eft. E x crum en a .M e r cu r io h o c fâcrificium tr ibucrcm,nifi foemiiM
p otius ad P r iap um id red u c e ren t : C rum cn am ic il ic e t , q u àm ab arbore fufpcn
iàm c e rn im u s , op»;,» putarem, fiv e te ft icu lum ,q u em v e l V en e r i a u t Priapo obla-
tum , v e l e tiam d iv in is h ono rib u s cu ltum , quidni ritè credamus ? Eâdcni fcilfei
ratione, q u â & v i r i l ia c u I ta ,& V c te rum a u th o r ita tc a d ft ru itu r ,& ex aliis Antiquitatis
m on um en tis conftat. E x em p lo f it fâc r ific ium C a lig u læ apud Leonh. Augu
ft in um , in q u o n on ipfe tan tùm Imp era to r nudus, fèd & fo ro r e s ejus Phalloail
co lum n am e x p rc lio , thura ariolent. E g reg iè cau fàm tuc ris , e x ccp it D U LO D
O R U S . Si v d Phallum in G em m a v id c r cm , v d etiam ifxsïs cultos, aut Dus
oblatoi,
oblatos, audiflem & ipÆ tecum fcn t irem , cùm au tem n eu trum h aZ en ù s cla-
-tefcat, ad o b fcoe n a G em m am detorquere [tudct. Id quod C rum cnæ in fta r ab
arbore d ependet, e g o n on ì'pjjiv, lcd om n in ò C rum en am luc ri in d ic em arbitrer,
Jivc glomus in ea f i t , fiv e p ecunia n en do c o l le Z a . N o f t i A R C H Æ O P H I L E ,
d’alladcm, uti a r tium coe te ra rum , ita & T e x t o r iæ & L a n ific ii in v en tr ic cm eflè.
Qaidigi tur m irum , fi foem in a , artis q u æ ltum D eæ o ftcrens,hîc agno fca tu r?C ru -
inena opinionis bafin fu gge rit ; T a lem e n im , qualis hîc ab arbore d cp cn d e t, in
-poro Palladio, inter A dmiranda R om anæ S ta tu a r iæ ,n o n fcmel videas. Celeb er-
rimusBelIorius & ip feC rum en am interpretatur,affiZ am q u c o b q uæ f tum c e n -
llt-t, procul d u b io , quem n en do p u e llæ paravcrint.
In Foro P a lla d io , e x ccp it A R C H Æ O P H I L U S ,& C o l i l s& F u fu s adjc-
ai funt, im ô to ta feries ad T e x to r iam p e rtin e t, P alladisque in v en tum ip f t Pallas
demonftrat, quam a f f îZ am ce rnimus ; Q u id au tcm in G em m a rei in d ex efle
poliit? A n fo Ia Cm m c n a , quam tamcn M e rcu r io p rop r iam n o v im u s ? N o n
fo laC ru in en a ,re fp o n d itD U LO D O R U S ,icd om n ium ,q uæ inG em m a v iru n tu r ,
arnica conipiratio. A rb o r O lc am re fe r t , q u am P a lla s , percufsâ cu fpide terrà
cdiixilTe,O v id io Met. VI. fab. 19. memo ra tur: Æ d ific ium , tan quam pars Sep tizo-
nü,Palladisarces,quas cam c o n d id t ii'e& co lu ifle ,v e l ex tr ito ilio in tc llig a s :
— Paltas, quas condtdit, arces
ipfa colat.
Athenis lànè Palladem a rcem obtinuiflè, Paulànias au th o r eft, & abundè co n fta t
abllrbibusnoAiaJtt&noAioùxo-ÆiZam: u tfa b ro s ta c e am ,q u o s à P a lla d e p r im ô
cdoftos, Hom e rus In H ym n o in V en e rem ce cin it :
IIpWT4 TÉzroVût? civbpxç l 7n%ûouiûU? £JÎJ«?£.
De h is , in q u it A R C H Æ O P H I L U S , fateri c o g o r , fed de foe m in a , ad a-
lani tibias in flan te ,d u b ium m o v e t Min e rvæ fa Z um .q u ô tibias ab je c iftèm cm o -
ratur. Et H y g in u s , & F ulgentius rem enarrane, retulit D U L O D O R U S , fcd
uterque ctiam tibias à Minerv a inventas do ccnc , adeò u t v d bin e ra tio tib ia -
rnm conftare poffit. F a Z um Min e rvæ tibias quidem ab o re D eæ rem o v it , n on
atitem ab o re cu lto rum D eæ. V e r ifim ilite r rem e x fe q u c r is , fub je c it A R C
H Æ O P H IL U S . Si de a ltera adhuc foe m in a d o cci e polfis,non amp lius gravabor
Tuæ fententiæ aflurgerc Q u id ? an hæc Min e rvæ cu ltrix credatur , induftriæ
Præfidis? cùm tamcn lèdens ign.aviam p rod a t ? & n e ic io q u ô habitu,quâ-
vegcfticulauone aliud quidv is p o t iu s in n iia t? fu b t ilît D U L O D O R U S , & fi
hue,inquit d d a b im u r ,n c g o tium jam c o n fe Z um erit. In h a c cn im foe m in a altcrum
à C rum e n a ,& q u id cm firm iu sp rom e a rg um e n tum radiat. N o li quiete
offendi : P o ft labores etiam Minerv a quiev it. N o li offen di g e fticu la tion e :
Non gcftictilatur, lèd C o lum te n e t, futur i adhuc Iaboris indicem. Si aliud n ihil,
ce rteuiiusb icadFoem in ea s Min e rvæ artes G em m an t n o ftram dcduceret.
Scd làtis D a c t y u o t h e c .® da tum ! Supcr fuiit q u id em ,q uæ fortaffis adhuc
dtlciftarc p o flèn t,cùm au tcm & vu lg a r ia c o n t in e a n t ,& A n tiq u ita tis nec iplà in -
dubitutx lin t ,verearqtic in fu p e r ,n e llip c r c ilioG cn fô rum etiam h aZ en u s gra vis
foerira.ontnineà hic fu b lilien d u n i arbitror. M e n o n in v i to id fic t, in qu it A R -
CHÆ.0 PF1I L U S , non q u o d fitie ta s m e ce p c r it, quis enim tam div ites in te r
Thefauros non h yd ro p ico s æ m u lc tu r , de quibus P d ig n u s .-
Qui) plus /mit potæ, plus f t iu m u r aquæ ?
Scdquùd eti.tm an tren io ia ftudia fua requirant intervalla. Ita e f t , re lpon dit
P U L O D O R U S , n an i fides alfiduè ten ia , n ifi tem it ta tu r , r um p i tu r ,& q u i aifi
f ternis
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