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An edition of Animals in Roman life and art (1973)

Animals in Roman life and art

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Romans clearly 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.

Animals in Roman Life and Art explores 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, J. M. C. Toynbee's magisterial survey ranges from the exotic (the rhinoceros and hippopotamus) to the commonplace (dogs and cats).

Toynbee concludes her study 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."

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1996, Johns Hopkins University Press
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Animals in Roman life and art
1973, Cornell University Press
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1973, Thames & Hudson
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Edition Notes

Includes bibliographical references (p. [344]-414) and indexes.
Originally published: London : Thames & Hudson, 1973, in series: Aspects of Greek and Roman life.

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Dewey Decimal Class
636/.00937
Library of Congress
QL87 .T68 1996, QL87.T68 1996

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431 p. :
Number of pages
431

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OL988304M
ISBN 10
0801855330
LCCN
96026467
OCLC/WorldCat
35029566
Library Thing
695989
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669348

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