ὑπὸ δὲ τῆς φιλαυτίας παρηγμένοι ἄλογα φασὶν τὰ ζῷα ἐφεξῆς τὰ ἄλλα σύμπαντα → it is self-love which leads them to say that all the other animals without exception are non-rational
(τά) :v. βάκλον.
βάκυλα: τά (лат. bacula и baculi; греч. ῥάβδοι) палки, прутья (ликторов) Plut.