The Culture of Animals in Antiquity : A Sourcebook with Commentaries

The Culture of Animals in Antiquity provides students and researchers with well-chosen and clearly presented ancient sources in translation, some well-known, others undoubtedly unfamiliar, but all central to a key area of study in ancient history: the part played by animals in the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean. It brings new ideas to bear on the wealth of evidence – literary, historical and archaeological – which we possess for the experiences and roles of animals in the ancient world.Offering a broad picture of ancient cultures in the Mediterranean as part of a wider ecosystem, the volume is on an ambitious scale. It covers a broad span of time, from the sacred animals of dynastic Egypt to the imagery of the lamb in early Christianity, and of region, from the fallow deer introduced and bred in Roman Britain to the Asiatic lioness and her cubs brought as a gift by the Elamites to the Great King of Persia. This sourcebook is essential for anyone wishing to understand the role of animals in the ancient world and support learning for one of the fastest growing disciplines in Classics. The Culture Of Animals And Antiquity Provides Students And Researchers With Well-chosen And Clearly-presented Ancient Sources In Translation, Some Of Which May Be Well-known, And Others Undoubtedly Unfamiliar, But All Central To A Key Area Of Study In Ancient History -the Part Played By Animals In The Cultures Of The Ancient Mediterranean, Practical And Cultural. It Brings New Ideas To Bear On The Wealth Of Evidence, Literary, Historical And Archaeological, Which We Possess For The Experiences And Roles Of Animals In The Ancient World.-- Introduction 1. Taxonomies: Making Sense Of Animals 2. Domestic Animals A) Mammals Ox; Goat; Sheep; Pig; Horse; Donkey/mule; Camel; Dog; Weasel; Cat; Human B) Birds Goose; Duck; Chicken; Dove/pigeon; Quail; Parrot; Peacock; Pheasant C) Insects Bee 3. Wild Animals A) Mammals Deer/antelope; Gazelle; Bear; Lion; Leopard; Jackal; Hyena; Wolf; Fox; Badger; Mole; Hare/rabbit; Hedgehog; Mongoose; Rat; Mouse; Bat; Seal; Dolphin; Whale; Aurochs; Elk; Elephant; Hippopotamus; Rhinoceros; Giraffe; Cheetah; Tiger; Monkey B) Birds Crow/raven; Sparrow; Nightingale; Owl; Falcon/hawk; Eagle; Vulture; Crane/stork; Swan; Water Birds; Hoopoe; Ostrich C) Reptiles And Amphibians Crocodile; Tortoise/turtle; Frog/toad; Lizard; Snake D) Insects And Molluscs Ant; Cricket/cicada; Locust; Scorpion; Scarab Beetle; Spider; Fly; Butterfly/moth; Flea; Louse; Weevil; Snail E) Marine Creatures Fish; Shark; Octopus; Crab; Oyster; Murex 4. Working Animals Agriculture; Transport; Performing Animals; Hunting; Warfare 5. Pets Dogs; Cats; Primates; Other Mammals; Birds; Reptiles And Insects 6. Sport Entertainment; Animal Fights; Hunting Index Animalium Index Of Classical Authors. Sian Lewis And Lloyd Llewellyn-jones. Includes Bibliographical References And Indexes. Cover 1 Title Page 4 Copyright Page 5 Dedication 6 Table of Contents 8 Acknowledgements 10 Introduction 12 1. Taxonomies: making sense of animals 19 2. Domestic animals 43 a) Mammals 43 ox 43 goat 67 sheep 84 pig 109 horse 126 donkey/mule 158 camel 179 dog 190 weasel 209 cat 213 human 221 b) Birds 241 goose 241 duck 250 chicken 254 dove/pigeon 265 quail 275 parrot 279 peacock 283 pheasant 289 c) Insects 292 bee 292 3. Wild animals 307 a) Mammals 307 deer/antelope 307 gazelle 320 bear 327 lion 333 leopard 349 jackal 355 hyena 359 wolf 363 fox 373 badger 379 mole 381 hare/rabbit 383 hedgehog 391 mongoose 396 rat 400 mouse 404 bat 413 seal 418 dolphin 421 whale 428 aurochs 433 elk 435 elephant 437 hippopotamus 446 rhinoceros 455 giraffe 461 cheetah 466 tiger 469 monkey 473 b) Birds 484 crow/raven 484 sparrow 494 nightingale 500 owl 502 falcon/hawk 509 eagle 513 vulture 523 crane/stork 530 swan 535 water birds 540 hoopoe 545 ostrich 548 c) Reptiles and amphibians 556 crocodile 556 tortoise/turtle 567 frog/toad 576 lizard 584 snake 589 d) Insects and molluscs 604 ant 604 cricket/cicada 611 locust 615 scorpion 625 scarab beetle 632 spider 635 fly 639 butterfly/moth 645 flea 649 louse 651 weevil 655 snail 658 e) Marine creatures 662 fish 662 shark 684 octopus 686 crab 690 oyster 692 murex 694 4. Working animals 697 agriculture 698 transport 708 performing animals 714 hunting 718 warfare 721 5. Pets 724 dogs 726 cats 729 primates 734 other mammals 737 birds 740 reptiles and insects 744 6. Sport 749 entertainment 750 animal fights 753 hunting 757 Index animalium 774 Index of classical authors 778 La 4e de couv. indique : "The Culture of Animals and Antiquity provides students and researchers with well-chosen and clearly-presented ancient sources in translation, some of which may be well-known, and others undoubtedly unfamiliar, but all central to a key area of study in ancient history -the part played by animals in the cultures of the ancient Mediterranean, practical and cultural. It brings new ideas to bear on the wealth of evidence, literary, historical and archaeological, which we possess for the experiences and roles of animals in the ancient world."