Animals in Roman Life and Art (Paperback)
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|Short Description for Animals in Roman Life and Art This work explores the portrayal of animals in Roman iconography, Roman knowledge - both factual and fanciful - about various fauna, and Roman use of animals for food, clothing, transport, war, entertainment, religious ceremony and companionship.
Full description- Publisher: JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY PRESS
- Published: 05 November 1996
- Format: Paperback 431 pages
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- Categories: Art History: Ancient & Classical BCE to c 500 CE | Animals & Society | Technology: General Issues | Animal Husbandry | European History | Ancient History: To C 500 CE | Classical History / Classical Civilisation | Social & Cultural History
- ISBN 13: 9780801855337 ISBN 10: 0801855330
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Full description for Animals in Roman Life and Art
This work explores the portrayal of animals in Roman iconography, Roman knowledge - both factual and fanciful - about various fauna, and Roman use of animals for food, clothing, transport, war, entertainment, religious ceremony and companionship. Arranged by species, this survey ranges from the exotic (the rhinoceros and hippopotamus) to the commonplace (dogs and cats). Romans cleary loved their pets and gave them human names. The wealthiest kept gazelles and ibex on their estates as living lawn ornaments. At the same time, they imported exotic animals from Africa and then slaughtered them in both gladiatorial combat and cold-blooded spectacle. The book concludes with a discussion of Roman beliefs about animals in the afterlife where, according to Virgil "the herds will not fear the mighty lion" and "the timid deer...will drink beside the hounds".
