Under Domitian, the freedmen, entellus and Abascantus, held two of the great secretaryships.
"Roman Society from Nero to Marcus Aurelius"
Samuel Dill
With these are associated a monkey, allied to the Semnopithecus entellus, now living in the Himalaya, and many ruminants.
"The Student's Elements of Geology"
Sir Charles Lyell
The entellus monkey is in some parts of India deemed sacred, and is permitted by the Hindus to plunder their grain-shops with impunity; but I think that with increasing hard times the Hanumans are not allowed such freedom as they used to have, and in most parts of India I have been in they are considered an unmitigated nuisance, and the people have implored the aid of Europeans to get rid of their tormentors.
"Natural History of the Mammalia of India and Ceylon"
Robert A. Sterndale
