On the characteristics of animals

Aelian or Aelianus may refer to: Aelianus Tacticus, 2nd-century Greek military writer in Rome Casperius Aelianus (13–98 AD), Praetorian Prefect, executed by Trajan Claudius Aelianus, Roman writer of De Natura Animalium, teacher and historian of the 3rd century, who wrote in Greek Lucius Aelianus or Laelian (died 269), one of the thirty tyrants under the Roman empire Aelianus Meccius, 2nd-century Greek physician, tutor of Galen Tiberius Plautius Silvanus Aelianus, adopted nephew of Plautia Urgulanilla, first wife of Claudius; consul 45 and 74 AD Aelian (rebel) (fl.