George Jennison

Animals for Show and Pleasure in Ancient Rome

• Broschiertes Buch

Produktbeschreibung

Animals 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.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: University of Pennsylvania Press
• Seitenzahl: 209
• Erscheinungstermin: 11. Mai 2005
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 195mm x 154mm x 17mm
• Gewicht: 318g
• ISBN-13: 9780812219197
• ISBN-10: 0812219198
• Artikelnr.: 22226396

Autorenporträt

George Jennison

Inhaltsangabe

Introduction
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