Description
Book SynopsisAnimals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome is a complete and comprehensive investigation of the rise, function, and pageantry of wild and domesticated animals as household pets and as fodder for entertainment in the Roman world.
Trade Review"The interest of the book is copious and varied." *
Times Literary Supplement *
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Animals for the pleasure of the prose, the careful collection of references in the written sources, and the then-remarkable variety of subjects considered." *
Scholia Reviews *
"Packed with a wide variety of authors and texts. . . . Anyone who enjoys poking about in the lesser known corners of antiquity or who wants interesting tidbits with which to enliven a classroom, will enjoy this book immensely." *
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Table of ContentsIntroduction
1. Tamed Animals of the City-States of Greece
2. Zoological Magnificence in Egypt under the Ptolemies
3. The Animals of the Roman Games (to 30 BC)
4. Shows Under the Early Empire (29 BC to AD 117)
5. Shows from Hadrian to Honorius (AD 117 to 410)
6. The Amateur's Menagerie: Birds
7. The Amateur's Menagerie: Fishponds
8. The Amateur's Menagerie: Quadrupeds and Reptiles
9. Capture and Transport
10. Development of the Arena
11. Provincial Amphitheaters
12. Stockyards for the Beasts
13. The Shows in the Arena
Appendices:
A. Leopard
B. The Date of Calpurnius
C. The Gold-Finding Ants
D. Training Man-Eaters
E. African and Indian Elephants
Index
